New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Civil Service Law § 106 (2026)

Misdemeanor to obstruct civil service rights; false representation; impersonation

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§ 106. Misdemeanor to obstruct civil service rights; false
representation; impersonation. Any commissioner, or examiner, or any
other person who shall wilfully, alone or in cooperation with other
persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect of his or her
right of examination, registration, certification, appointment,
promotion or reinstatement, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
or the rules or regulations established thereunder or who shall wilfully
and falsely mark, grade, estimate or report upon the examination or
proper standing of any person examined, registered or certified pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter, or aid in so doing, or who shall
wilfully make any false representations concerning the same, or
concerning the person examined, or who shall wilfully furnish to any
person any special or secret information for the purpose of either
improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so
examined, registered or certified, or to be examined, registered or
certified, or who shall impersonate any other person, or permit or aid
in any manner any other person to impersonate him, in connection with
any registration or application or request to be registered, shall for
each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Goddard v. Martino, 40 Misc. 3d 1050 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013).

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Goddard v. Martino, 40 Misc. 3d 1050 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013). · cites it 28× “This action seeks compensatory and punitive damages on the grounds that defendants obstructed or defeated plaintiffs civil service rights in violation of Civil Service Law § 106. Defendants now move for an order dismissing the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3212.”

People v. James, 717 N.E.2d 1052 (NY 1999). “00 and four counts of obstructing civil service rights in violation of Civil Service Law § 106. In March 1994, Gordon was convicted of both counts of official misconduct and three of the four counts of obstructing civil service rights.”

People v. Bugge, 2021 NY Slip Op 04718 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021). · cites it 2× “59 to seal his convictions of unlawful possession of examination questions in violation of Civil Service Law § 50(11)(d), unlawful disclosure of examination questions in violation of Civil Service Law § 50(11)(g) (10 counts), and unlawful furnishing of secret information to…”

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