§ 483. Signs advertising services as attorney at law. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain on real property or to permit or allow any other person to maintain, on such property a sign, in any language, to the effect that an attorney-at-law or legal services are available therein unless the full name of the attorney-at-law or the firm rendering such services is set forth thereon. In any prosecution for violation of the provisions of this section the existence of such a sign on real property shall be presumptive evidence that it was placed or permitted to exist thereon with the knowledge and consent of the person or persons in possession of said premises.

Terms Used In N.Y. Judiciary Law 483

  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
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