DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.11›CHAPTER 4. Attorneys 6000-6243›ARTICLE 9.6. Legal Aid Organizations 6159.5-6159.53
§ 6159.52
California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It is unlawful for any person or organization to use the term “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or any confusingly similar name in any firm name, trade name, fictitious business name, or any other designation, or on any advertisement, letterhead, business card, or sign, unless the person or organization is a legal aid organization subject to fair use principles for nominative, descriptive, or noncommercial use.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 457, Sec. 3. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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