The members of the screening committees of the bar associations of Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties, which committees are established under the authority of section 722 of the County Law for the purpose of providing counsel to persons charged with a crime, as volunteers, are expressly authorized to participate in a State-sponsored volunteer program within the meaning of subdivision one of section 17 of the Public Officers Law.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 691.25