{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-banking-law-579","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Banking Law § 579","heading":"Doing business without license prohibited","body":"§ 579. Doing business without license prohibited. Only a charitable\ncorporation as defined in paragraph (a) of section one hundred two\n(Definitions) of the not-for-profit corporation law of this state, or an\nentity incorporated in another state and having a similar not-for-profit\nstatus, shall engage in the business of budget planning as defined in\nsubdivision one of section four hundred fifty-five of the general\nbusiness law of this state except as authorized by this article and\nwithout first obtaining a license from the superintendent.","path":["Banking Law","Article 12-C. Budget Planners"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/BNK/579","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a00d64579f005aa03d1ca41a6e8838983f7e1a7a1ffec0cb5817ac3b0c9c2775","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-banking-law-578-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-banking-law-580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}