{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "145.30", "citation": "Penal Law § 145.30", "heading": "Unlawfully posting advertisements", "text": ["§ 145.30 Unlawfully posting advertisements.", "1. A person is guilty of unlawfully posting advertisements when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he has such right, he posts, paints or otherwise affixes to the property of another person any advertisement, poster, notice or other matter designed to benefit a person other than the owner of the property.", "2. Where such matter consists of a commercial advertisement, it shall be presumed that the vendor of the specified product, service or entertainment is a person who placed such advertisement or caused it to be placed upon the property.", "Unlawfully posting advertisements is a violation."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/145.30", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Posting another's property with matter that benefits someone other than the owner is unlawful.\n- **(1)** A person unlawfully posts advertisements by **posting, painting, or otherwise affixing any advertisement, poster, notice, or other matter** designed to benefit someone **other than the owner** onto another's property, without a right or any reasonable ground to believe there is one.\n- **(2)** For a **commercial advertisement**, the **vendor** of the advertised product, service, or entertainment is **presumed** to have placed it or caused it to be placed. ★\nThe offense is a **violation**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/145.30", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}