Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6159.52 · Article 9.6. Legal Aid Organizations
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6159.52
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
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History
Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 457, Sec. 3. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2010.
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