Legislation
SECTION 485-A
Violation of certain sections a class E felony
Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 15
§ 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.
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.