New York Statutes

§ 3 — Use of term "court" prohibited

New York § 3
JurisdictionNew York
Law JUDJudiciary
Art. 2General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges

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N.Y. Judiciary § 3 (2026).

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§ 3. Use of term "court" prohibited. No person, firm, association or\ncorporation shall hereafter use or employ the term "court" as part of or\nin connection with the name of any body, board, bureau, association,\norganization or corporation, or in referring to any body, board, bureau,\nassociation, organization or corporation, in such manner as to be\ncalculated reasonably to lead to the belief that the body, board,\nbureau, association, organization or corporation is vested with judicial\npower or is a part of the judicial system of the state; the use of such\nterm being expressly limited by this section for reference to a court of\nrecord or a court not of record, duly organized and existing under the\nlaws of the state as a part of the judicial system of the state.\n Any violation o

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