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N.Y. Judiciary Law § 485-a: Violation of certain sections a class E felony

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  1. Judiciary Law
  2. Article 15. Attorneys and Counsellors

§ 485-a. Violation of certain sections a class E felony. Any person

who violates the provisions of sections four hundred seventy-eight, four

hundred eighty-four, four hundred eighty-six or four hundred ninety-five

of this article is guilty of a class E felony when he or she: (1)

falsely holds himself or herself out as a person licensed to practice

law in this state, a person otherwise permitted to practice law in this

state, or a person who can provide services that only attorneys are

authorized to provide; and (2) causes another person to suffer monetary

loss or damages exceeding one thousand dollars or other material damage

resulting from impairment of a legal right to which he or she is

entitled.

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