California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 4 — AttorneysArticle 9.6 — Legal Aid OrganizationsSection 6159.52
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.
Notes
Prohibits any person or organization from using “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or a confusingly similar name in business names, designations, advertisements, letterhead, business cards, or signs unless the user is a legal aid organization. Preserves fair-use principles for nominative, descriptive, or noncommercial uses.
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