Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided June 6, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
Howard Protter Informal Opinion Village Attorney No. 2008-4 Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Jacobowitz Gubits, LLP 158 Orange Avenue P.O. Box 367 Walden, New York 12586-0367
Dear Mr. Protter:
You have requested an opinion regarding whether the Village is authorized to adopt a local law prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited print materials to residents of the Village who indicate that they do not want to receive such materials. You have explained that residents of the Village have complained about the delivery of unsolicited telephone books to private property and commercial offices. You have…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People ex rel. Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Tillman v. Distribution Systems of America, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Distribution Systems of America, Inc. v. Village of Old WestburyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Miller v. Distribution Systems of America, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1997