{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-485-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Judiciary Law § 485-a","heading":"Violation of certain sections a class E felony","body":"§ 485-a. Violation of certain sections a class E felony. Any person\nwho violates the provisions of sections four hundred seventy-eight, four\nhundred eighty-four, four hundred eighty-six or four hundred ninety-five\nof this article is guilty of a class E felony when he or she: (1)\nfalsely holds himself or herself out as a person licensed to practice\nlaw in this state, a person otherwise permitted to practice law in this\nstate, or a person who can provide services that only attorneys are\nauthorized to provide; and (2) causes another person to suffer monetary\nloss or damages exceeding one thousand dollars or other material damage\nresulting from impairment of a legal right to which he or she is\nentitled.","path":["Judiciary Law","Article 15. Attorneys and Counsellors"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/JUD/485-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"174b0ca0137d32283cd6e8db6e5483c28c01a364ac47ca09288a12fceb12c516","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-485","next":"us-ny/n.y.-judiciary-law-486"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}