N.Y. General Business Law § 135: Unlawful use of name of benevolent, humane or charitable corporation

§ 135. Unlawful use of name of benevolent, humane or charitable

corporation. No person, society or corporation shall, with intent to

acquire or obtain for personal or business purposes a benefit or

advantage, assume, adopt or use the name of a benevolent, humane or

charitable organization incorporated under the laws of this state, or a

name so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive the public

with respect to any such corporation. A violation of this section shall

be a misdemeanor. Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened

violation of this section, an application may be made to a court or

justice having jurisdiction to issue an injunction, upon notice to the

defendant of not less than five days, for an injunction to enjoin and

restrain said actual or threatened violation; and if it shall appear to

the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant is in fact

using the name of a benevolent, humane or charitable organization,

incorporated as aforesaid, or a name so nearly resembling it as to be

circulated to deceive the public, an injunction may be issued by said

court or justice, enjoining and restraining such actual or threatened

violation, without requiring proof that any person has in fact been

misled or deceived thereby.