A person is guilty of false advertising when, with intent to promote
the sale or to increase the consumption of property or services, he
makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement in any
advertisement or publishes any advertisement in violation of chapter
three of the act of congress entitled "Truth in Lending Act" and the
regulations thereunder, as such act and regulations may from time to
time be amended, addressed to the public or to a substantial number of
persons; except that, in any prosecution under this section, it is an
affirmative defense that the allegedly false or misleading statement was
not knowingly or recklessly made or caused to be made.
False advertising is a class A misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title K - Offenses Involving Fraud
190.00 - Issuing a Bad Check; Definitions of Terms.
190.10 - Issuing a Bad Check; Presumptions.
190.15 - Issuing a Bad Check; Defenses.
190.25 - Criminal Impersonation in the Second Degree.
190.26 - Criminal Impersonation in the First Degree.
190.27 - Criminal Sale of a Police Uniform.
190.30 - Unlawfully Concealing a Will.
190.35 - Misconduct by Corporate Official.
190.40 - Criminal Usury in the Second Degree.
190.42 - Criminal Usury in the First Degree.
190.45 - Possession of Usurious Loan Records.
190.50 - Unlawful Collection Practices.
190.55 - Making a False Statement of Credit Terms.
190.60 - Scheme to Defraud in the Second Degree.
190.65 - Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree.
190.70 - Scheme to Defraud the State by Unlawfully Selling Prescriptions.
190.72 - Unauthorized Radio Transmission.
190.75 - Criminal Use of an Access Device in the Second Degree.
190.76 - Criminal Use of an Access Device in the First Degree.
190.77 - Offenses Involving Theft of Identity; Definitions.
190.78 - Identity Theft in the Third Degree.
190.79 - Identity Theft in the Second Degree.
190.80 - Identity Theft in the First Degree.
190.80-A - Aggravated Identity Theft.
190.81 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Third Degree.
190.82 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the Second Degree.
190.83 - Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in the First Degree.
190.85 - Unlawful Possession of a Skimmer Device in the Second Degree.
190.86 - Unlawful Possession of a Skimmer Device in the First Degree.
190.87 - Immigrant Assistant Services Fraud in the Second Degree.
190.89 - Immigrant Assistance Services Fraud in the First Degree.