Legal Opinion
People v. Professional Truck Leasing Systems, Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided February 4, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
We agree, essentially for reasons stated in the decision of Ellen M. Coin, J., at Criminal Court (People v Professional Truck Leasing Sys., 185 Misc 2d 734, 736-740), that New York City Traffic Rules (34 RCNY) § 4-12 (j) is not violative of the First Amendment. The traffic rule, which prohibits certain classes of vehicles from displaying commercial advertising other than “[advertising notices relating to the business for which a vehicle is used” (34 RCNY 4-12 [j] [1]), is narrowly drawn to further the stated and substantial governmental interests of improving traffic…
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