Section 205. Gratuities; prohibited payments to department personnel

(a) No
  insurer  or  other person subject to this chapter, nor any other insurer
  or person shall directly or indirectly confer, or offer to  confer,  any
  money  or  other valuable benefit, whether in the form of payment, loan,
  credit, or otherwise,  upon  the  superintendent,  any  deputy,  or  any
  employee  of  the  department,  by  way  of  gratuity  or for service or
  pretended service. Neither  the  superintendent,  any  deputy,  nor  any
  employee  of  the  department shall accept, or offer to accept, any such
  money or benefit.
    (b)  Subsection  (a)  hereof  shall  not  prohibit  the   payment   of
  compensation   to  any  stenographer  for  transcripts  of  hearings  or
  conferences,  except  that  the   superintendent   may   prescribe,   by
  regulation, the conditions under which such transcripts may be furnished
  and the compensation therefor.