N.Y. JUD Law § 483
This is the official text of N.Y. JUD Law § 483, part of New York’s JUD Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "JUD Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Signs advertising services as attorney at law
Official statutory text
§ 483. Signs advertising services as attorney at law. It shall be\nunlawful for any person to maintain on real property or to permit or\nallow any other person to maintain, on such property a sign, in any\nlanguage, to the effect that an attorney-at-law or legal services are\navailable therein unless the full name of the attorney-at-law or the\nfirm rendering such services is set forth thereon. In any prosecution\nfor violation of the provisions of this section the existence of such a\nsign on real property shall be presumptive evidence that it was placed\nor permitted to exist thereon with the knowledge and consent of the\nperson or persons in possession of said premises.\n
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