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N.Y. Jud. Law § 3

Use of term "court" prohibited

2014-09-22

§ 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 of this section shall be a misdemeanor.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.