{"meta":{"dataset":"rules","title":"Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC)","version":"1.4.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23750572","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23750572","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23645750","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC), version 1.4.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23750572, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC) (Version 1.4.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23750572","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. This is a plain-English summary of public sources, kept for marketing planning, and rules change. Check with your state bar and your own counsel before you run an ad.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/rules/drug-device-ads.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"label":"State laws on ads about prescription drugs and medical devices","accessed":"2026-10-28","noneFound":{"abbrs":["AL","AK","AZ","AR","CA","CO","CT","DE","DC","GA","HI","ID","IL","IA","KY","ME","MD","MA","MI","MN","MS","MO","MT","NE","NV","NH","NJ","NM","NY","NC","ND","OH","OK","OR","PA","RI","SC","SD","UT","VT","VA","WA","WI","WY"],"searches":"Web searches only (no complete 50-state code scan was possible). Searches run 2026-10-28: (1) 'state laws regulating legal advertising prescription drugs medical devices paid advertisement medical alert' with the candidate states Texas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Louisiana, Indiana; (2) the verbatim Texas warning sentence 'do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting a physician' legal services advertisement; (3) per-state searches 'law deceptive lawsuit advertising prescription drugs medical devices lawyer ads bill' for Oklahoma, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Arkansas, and a combined search for Arizona, Utah, Iowa, Ohio; (4) a combined search for Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia on their legislature hosts; (5) Kentucky General Assembly (apps.legislature.ky.gov) search for 'advertisements for legal services' prescription drugs devices; (6) combined searches for California, Nevada, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Ohio legislature hosts; (7) a Florida search that led to Fla. Stat. 501.139; (8) a Georgia 2025-2026 search (found only the 2025 tort-reform bills SB 68 and SB 69, which are not advertising laws). Found in those searches but NOT enacted or not drug/device lawyer-ad statutes: Louisiana 2021 S.B. 43 (legislature bill page: vetoed by the governor); Kentucky 2020 S.B. 178 and H.B. 481 and 2021 S.B. 20 (bills seen on apps.legislature.ky.gov; no enactment found, status not verified in full); Missouri H.B. 2640 (2020 bill summary seen; status not verified); Oklahoma S.B. 771, S.B. 2021, S.B. 1551 (2025-26 direct-to-consumer drug-advertising bills, not lawyer ads, status not verified); Iowa S.F. 168 and H.F. 2010 (drug-advertising bills, not lawyer ads). The states in this list are 'not found by these searches'; No state-specific search was run for AK, CT, DE, DC, HI, ID, IL, ME, MD, MA, MN, NE, NH, NM, ND, OR, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY; they are covered only by the general searches (1)-(2). Statute text in the found rows was not re-checked for amendments after enactment where the source is a session law (TX, TN, IN). this is not proof that no statute exists, and states with a lawyer-ad rule only in their court rules (not a statute) are also in this list."},"rows":[{"state":"FL","stateName":"Florida","cite":"Fla. Stat. § 501.139, Advertisements for legal services (ch. 2023-289, CS/HB 1205)","effective":"2023-07-01","appliesTo":"Any person or entity that issues an advertisement for legal services disseminated through a media entity; the issuer alone is responsible for compliance and a media entity that carries another's ad is not liable. Ads reviewed and approved by an ethics or disciplinary committee of The Florida Bar are excluded.","enforcement":"A violation is a deceptive and unfair trade practice subject to enforcement under part II of ch. 501 (Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act part).","status":"P","text":"Florida covers any \"advertisement for legal services\": a representation, in any manner through a media entity (radio, television, cable, newspapers, periodicals, billboards, advertising agencies, digital platforms, news websites), that solicits clients, including solicitation by someone who intends to pass consumer data to lawyers. The person or entity that issues the ad may not present it as a medical alert, health alert, drug alert or public service announcement, may not show a government logo to suggest government presentation, and may not use \"recall\" for a product not recalled under state or federal regulations. An ad soliciting people who may allege injury from an FDA-approved prescription drug or device must say at the beginning, \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services,\" name its sponsor, name the lawyer or firm primarily responsible or explain how a case is referred, state that the product remains FDA-approved unless recalled, and say \"Consult your physician before making any decision regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment.\" The statements must be both written and spoken, except print-only and audio-only ads. Ads approved by an ethics or disciplinary committee of The Florida Bar are outside the section.","textEs":"Florida regula todo \"anuncio de servicios legales\": una representacion difundida de cualquier manera por medio de una entidad de medios (radio, television, cable, periodicos, publicaciones, vallas publicitarias, agencias de publicidad, plataformas digitales, sitios web de noticias) con el fin de captar clientes, incluida la captacion por alguien que piensa transferir los datos del consumidor a abogados. La persona o entidad que emite el anuncio no puede presentarlo como alerta medica, alerta de salud, alerta de medicamentos o anuncio de servicio publico, no puede mostrar el logotipo de una entidad del gobierno para sugerir que el gobierno lo presenta, y no puede usar \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que no se haya retirado conforme a la regulacion estatal o federal. Un anuncio que busque personas que aleguen danos por un medicamento recetado o dispositivo aprobado por la FDA debe decir al comienzo \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services\" (\"Este es un anuncio pagado de servicios legales\"), identificar a su patrocinador, identificar al abogado o firma principalmente responsable o explicar como se remite el caso, declarar que el producto sigue aprobado por la FDA salvo que se haya retirado, y decir \"Consult your physician before making any decision regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment\" (\"Consulte a su medico antes de tomar cualquier decision sobre medicamentos recetados o tratamiento medico\"). Las declaraciones deben ser escritas y habladas, salvo en anuncios solo impresos o solo de audio. Los anuncios aprobados por un comite de etica o disciplina de The Florida Bar quedan fuera de esta seccion.","sources":[{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(1)(a) (advertisement defined)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"any representation disseminated in any manner through a media entity for the purpose of soliciting prospective clients for legal services"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(1)(a) (data transfer)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"such solicitation by a person with the intent to transfer data obtained from the consumer to one or more attorneys for legal services"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(4) (print-only and audio-only)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a print-only advertisement may include the statements in written format only"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(5) (media entity not liable)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a media entity may not be held liable or subjected to any penalty"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(1)(b) (media entity, rest of list)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a newspaper company, a periodical company, a billboard company, an advertising agency, a digital media platform"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(1)(b) (media entity)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Media entity\" means a radio broadcast station, a television broadcast station, a cable television company, a newspaper company"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(2)(a) (alert framing)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"present the advertisement as a medical alert, health alert, drug alert, or public service announcement"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(2)(b) (agency logo)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"display the logo of a state or federal governmental entity in a manner that suggests to a reasonable consumer"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(2)(c) (recall)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"use the term \"recall\" when referring to a product that has not been recalled in accordance with applicable state or federal regulations"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3) (scope: drug or device)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"to solicit clients who may allege injury from a prescription drug or medical device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3)(a) (paid-ad statement)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"This is a paid advertisement for legal services,\" which must appear at the beginning of the advertisement"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3)(b) (sponsor)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the identity of the sponsor of the advertisement"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3)(c) (lawyer or referral)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"an explanation of how a responding consumer's case will be referred to an attorney or a law firm"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3)(d) (still FDA-approved)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a statement that the prescription drug or medical device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration remains approved unless it has been recalled"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(3)(e) (consult physician)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Consult your physician before making any decision regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment.\""},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(4) (written and verbal)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"must be made in both written and verbal formats"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(5) (issuer responsible)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"The person or entity that issues an advertisement for legal services is solely responsible for ensuring that such advertisement complies"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(6) (Bar-approved ads)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This section does not apply to an advertisement that has been reviewed and approved by an ethics or disciplinary committee of the Florida Bar"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(7) (protected health information)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"without written authorization from that consumer"},{"label":"Fla. Stat. 501.139(8) (enforcement)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/0501.139","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"A violation of this section is deemed a deceptive and unfair trade practice subject to enforcement under part II of this chapter."},{"label":"Florida Senate CS/HB 1205 page (effective date)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1205","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Effective Date: 7/1/2023"},{"label":"Florida Senate CS/HB 1205 page (chapter number)","url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1205","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Chapter No. 2023-289"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"IN","stateName":"Indiana","cite":"Ind. Code ch. 24-5-26.5, \"Deceptive Lead Generation\" (H.E.A. 1125, 2021)","effective":"2021-07-01","appliesTo":"Lead generators: any person using commercial communication, in any medium, to initiate consumer interest in legal services for an alleged injury from a medical device or legend drug. Also lawyer referral services that receive a benefit for referrals. Does not apply to attorneys licensed in Indiana.","enforcement":"Private civil action by a manufacturer or seller of the device or drug, or by a consumer, against persons who authorize, finance, sponsor or benefit from the deceptive act (injunction, restitution, costs and fees); attorney general must be served and may join and may adopt rules. Two-year limit.","status":"P","text":"Indiana regulates \"lead generation\": commercial communications in any medium (written, oral, broadcast, internet and more) that draw interest in legal services for an alleged injury from a medical device or legend drug. It does not apply to attorneys licensed in Indiana, whom the Indiana Supreme Court regulates. A lead generator commits a deceptive act by making false, deceptive or misleading communications, including ones likely to make consumers stop their medications or remove a medical device without independent medical advice, ones that open with sensationalized warnings that may suggest a government-sanctioned medical alert, health alert, consumer alert or public service announcement, and ones that leave the false impression that the FDA recalled the product. When a consumer responds, the lead generator must make written and oral disclosures that the case will be referred to another attorney or law firm, who the attorney or firm is (if known) and who sponsors the communication. Indiana sets no fixed \"paid advertisement\" wording and no fixed \"do not stop your medication\" wording in this chapter.","textEs":"Indiana regula la \"generacion de contactos\" (lead generation): comunicaciones comerciales en cualquier medio (escritas, orales, de radiodifusion, internet y otros) que buscan despertar interes en servicios legales por una lesion alegada causada por un dispositivo medico o un medicamento de venta con receta. No se aplica a los abogados con licencia en Indiana, a quienes regula la Corte Suprema de Indiana. Quien genera contactos comete un acto enganoso si hace comunicaciones falsas, enganosas o confusas, incluidas las que probablemente lleven a los consumidores a dejar sus medicamentos o a retirarse un dispositivo medico sin consejo medico independiente, las que comienzan con advertencias sensacionalistas que pueden hacer creer que se trata de una alerta medica, alerta de salud, alerta al consumidor o anuncio de servicio publico sancionado por el gobierno, y las que dejan la falsa impresion de que la FDA retiro el producto del mercado. Cuando un consumidor responde, quien genera contactos debe hacer revelaciones escritas y orales de que el caso se remitira a otro abogado o firma, quien es ese abogado o firma (si se conoce) y quien patrocina la comunicacion. Este capitulo de Indiana no fija un texto exacto de \"anuncio pagado\" ni de \"no deje de tomar su medicamento\".","sources":[{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-3 (lead generation defined)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"lead generation\" refers to the use of commercial communication to initiate consumer interest or … inquiry into legal services"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-3 (device or drug injury)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"to redress an alleged injury from a medical device or legend drug"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-9(a) (deceptive act)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"it is a deceptive act for a person to engage in lead generation that is false, deceptive, or misleading"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-9(b)(1) (stop medication or remove device)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"cause, or are likely to cause, consumers to: (a) fail to use or to discontinue the consumers' medications; or (b) remove a medical device"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-9(b)(2) (alert framing)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"open with sensationalized warnings or alerts that may mislead consumers to believe the consumers are watching a government sanctioned medical alert"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-9(b)(3)(c) (false recall impression)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"leave consumers with the false impression that the United States food and drug administration has recalled a medical device or legend drug"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-10 (disclosures)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"to make the following written and oral disclosures to a consumer who responds to an advertisement"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-10(1)(a) (referral)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"that a case will be referred to another attorney or law firm"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-10(1)(c) (sponsor)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"that identify the sponsor of the advertisement or other commercial communication"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-1 (commercial communication, content)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"any written or oral statement, illustration, or depiction"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-1 (commercial communication, media)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the internet, cellular network, or any other medium"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-17(a) (Supreme Court authority)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"authority of the supreme court to regulate the practice of law"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-14(a)(1) (injunction)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"issue an injunction"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-14(a)(2) (restitution)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"order other restitution as the court determines appropriate"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-14(b) (serve attorney general)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall serve the attorney general with a copy of the complaint"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-15 (costs and fees)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"order the violator to pay court costs and reasonable litigation fees"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-16 (limit)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"may not be brought more than two (2) years after the occurrence of the deceptive act"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-12 (referral services)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"also apply to deceptive acts by a lawyer referral service that receives any benefit or consideration"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-14(a) (private action)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a manufacturer or seller of medical devices or legend drugs or a consumer may bring an action against any combination of persons"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-13 (attorney general rules)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2"},{"label":"IC 24-5-26.5-17(b) (Indiana lawyers excluded)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"this chapter does not apply to attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana"},{"label":"H.E.A. 1125 sec. 1 (effective date)","url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/122/2021/house/bills/HB1125/HB1125.05.ENRS.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021]"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"KS","stateName":"Kansas","cite":"K.S.A. 50-6,144 (L. 2022, ch. 72, S.B. 150)","effective":"2022-07-01","appliesTo":"All media (television, radio, internet including a domain name, newspapers or periodicals, outdoor display, other written, electronic or recorded communications). The defined \"person\" excludes attorneys and law firms (it covers non-lawyer advertisers and lead generators); the Kansas Supreme Court's authority over lawyers is preserved.","enforcement":"A violation is an unlawful and deceptive trade practice under K.S.A. 50-626, subject to the penalties in K.S.A. 50-623 et seq.","status":"P","text":"Kansas covers a \"legal advertisement\" in television, radio, internet (including a domain name), newspapers and periodicals, outdoor displays and any other written, electronic or recorded communication. The statute defines the regulated \"person\" as an individual or entity that is not an attorney or law firm and that advertises legal services or identifies potential clients for lawyers, so it reaches lead generators and advertisers other than lawyers. Such an ad must say at the outset \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services,\" identify its sponsor, and identify the lawyer or firm that will represent clients or how cases will be referred. It may not be presented as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"consumer alert\" or \"public service announcement,\" may not show a government agency logo in a way that suggests affiliation or sponsorship, and may not use \"recall\" for a product no government agency (or manufacturer-agency agreement) has recalled. An ad soliciting people who may allege injury from an FDA-approved prescription drug must carry the warning \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor,\" and an ad for a lawsuit over an approved drug or device must say it remains FDA-approved unless recalled or withdrawn.","textEs":"Kansas regula el \"anuncio legal\" en television, radio, internet (incluido un nombre de dominio), periodicos y publicaciones, anuncios exteriores y cualquier otra comunicacion escrita, electronica o grabada. La ley define a la \"persona\" regulada como un individuo o entidad que no es abogado ni firma de abogados y que anuncia servicios legales o identifica posibles clientes para abogados; por eso alcanza a los generadores de contactos y a anunciantes que no son abogados. Ese anuncio debe decir desde el comienzo \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services\" (\"Este es un anuncio pagado de servicios legales\"), identificar a su patrocinador e identificar al abogado o firma que representara a los clientes o como se remitiran los casos. No puede presentarse como \"alerta medica\", \"alerta de salud\", \"alerta al consumidor\" ni \"anuncio de servicio publico\", no puede mostrar el logotipo de una agencia del gobierno de modo que sugiera afiliacion o patrocinio, y no puede usar \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que ninguna agencia del gobierno (ni un acuerdo entre fabricante y agencia) haya retirado. Un anuncio que busque personas que aleguen danos por un medicamento recetado aprobado por la FDA debe incluir la advertencia \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor\" (\"No deje de tomar un medicamento recetado sin consultar primero con su medico\"), y un anuncio sobre una demanda por un medicamento o dispositivo aprobado debe decir que sigue aprobado por la FDA, salvo que se haya retirado del mercado.","sources":[{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(d)(1) (legal advertisement defined)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Legal advertisement\" means a solicitation for legal services"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(d)(1) (media)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"through television, radio, internet, including a domain name, newspaper or other periodical, outdoor display or any other written, electronic or recorded communication"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(d)(2) (person defined)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"person\" means an individual or an entity that is not an attorney or law firm"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(d)(2) (person defined, activity)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"that advertises legal services or identifies potential clients for attorneys or law firms"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(1) (paid-ad statement)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Disclose the following at the outset of the advertisement: \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services.\""},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(2) (alert framing)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"not present an advertisement as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"consumer alert,\" \"public service announcement\" or similar terms"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(3) (agency logo)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"not display the logo of a federal or state governmental agency in a manner that suggests affiliation with or the sponsorship of that agency"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(4) (recall)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"not use the word \"recall\" when referring to a product that has not been recalled by a governmental agency"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(4) (recall, agreement)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"or through an agreement between a manufacturer and governmental agency"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(5) (sponsor)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"identify the sponsor of the advertisement"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(6) (lawyer or referral)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"indicate the identity of the attorney or law firm that will represent clients, or how cases will be referred to attorneys or law firms"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(7) (do not stop medication)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"include the following warning: \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor."},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(a)(8) (still FDA-approved)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"disclose that the drug or medical device remains approved by the federal food and drug administration, unless the product has been recalled or withdrawn"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(b) (form of disclosures)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Any words or statements required by this section to appear in an advertisement shall be presented clearly and conspicuously"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(c) (enforcement)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Any violation of this section shall constitute an unlawful and deceptive trade practice as provided in K.S.A. 50-626"},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(c) (penalties)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall be subject to the penalties provided for in K.S.A. 50-623 et seq."},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144 history line (effective date)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"L. 2022, ch. 72, § 1; July 1."},{"label":"K.S.A. 50-6,144(e) (Supreme Court authority)","url":"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0144.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Kansas supreme court to regulate the practice of law"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"LA","stateName":"Louisiana","cite":"La. R.S. 51:3251 (Acts 2022, No. 700, S.B. 378) - general advertising statute, not limited to legal ads","effective":"2022","appliesTo":"Any advertisement communicated through a media entity for mass distribution (radio, television, cable, newspapers, periodicals, billboards, advertising agencies, media platforms, news websites). Media entities that carry an ad are not themselves in violation. Members of a profession regulated by a governmental entity under La. Const. art. V, sec. 5 are excluded (coverage of lawyers not verified).","enforcement":"A violation is a deceptive and unfair trade practice with all penalties of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, R.S. 51:1401 et seq.","status":"P","text":"Louisiana has no statute written only for lawyer ads on drugs and devices: S.B. 43 of 2021, which would have regulated legal-services ads, was vetoed. The 2022 law, R.S. 51:3251, applies to any \"advertisement\" (a communication through a media entity for mass distribution). An advertisement may not be presented as a medical alert, health alert, drug alert or public service announcement that suggests professional, medical or government advice about a medication or medical device, may not show a government agency logo to suggest the agency presents it, and may not use \"recall\" for a product not recalled under state or federal regulation. An ad that references an FDA-approved prescription drug or device must state the sponsor and that the product is FDA-approved unless recalled, and a drug ad must say \"Consult your physician before making decisions regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment\" or a substantially similar statement. The statements must be both written and spoken, except that print-only ads need writing and audio-only ads need speech. The chapter does not apply to a member of a profession whose regulation is granted to a governmental entity under Article V, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution; whether that carve-out covers lawyers was not verified.","textEs":"Luisiana no tiene una ley escrita solo para anuncios de abogados sobre medicamentos y dispositivos: el proyecto S.B. 43 de 2021, que habria regulado los anuncios de servicios legales, fue vetado. La ley de 2022, R.S. 51:3251, se aplica a cualquier \"anuncio\" (una comunicacion por medio de una entidad de medios para distribucion masiva). Un anuncio no puede presentarse como alerta medica, alerta de salud, alerta de medicamentos o anuncio de servicio publico que sugiera consejo profesional, medico o gubernamental sobre un medicamento o dispositivo medico, no puede mostrar el logotipo de una agencia del gobierno para sugerir que esa agencia lo presenta, y no puede usar \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que no se haya retirado conforme a la regulacion estatal o federal. Un anuncio que mencione un medicamento recetado o dispositivo aprobado por la FDA debe indicar el patrocinador y que el producto esta aprobado por la FDA, salvo que se haya retirado, y un anuncio de medicamento debe decir \"Consult your physician before making decisions regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment\" (\"Consulte a su medico antes de tomar decisiones sobre medicamentos recetados o tratamiento medico\") o una declaracion sustancialmente similar. Las declaraciones deben ser escritas y habladas, salvo que un anuncio solo impreso las requiere por escrito y uno solo de audio las requiere habladas. El capitulo no se aplica a un miembro de una profesion cuya regulacion se haya otorgado a una entidad gubernamental conforme al Articulo V, Seccion 5 de la Constitucion de Luisiana; no se verifico si esa excepcion cubre a los abogados.","sources":[{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(A)(2) (media entity)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Media entity\" means a radio broadcast station, television broadcast station, cable television company, newspaper company"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(G)(1) (media entity not liable)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall not apply to any media entity responsible for the production or publication of any advertisement"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(D)(1) (print-only)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the statements shall be in writing"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(A)(1) (advertisement defined)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Advertisement\" means any communication through a media entity for mass distribution of information."},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(B)(1)(a) (alert framing)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Be presented as a medical alert, health alert, drug alert, public service announcement, or a substantially similar phrase"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(B)(2) (agency logo)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Display the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests to a reasonable viewer"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(B)(3) (recall)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Use the term \"recall\" when referring to a product that has not been recalled in accordance with an applicable state or federal regulation"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(C)(1) (sponsor)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall state both of the following: (a) The identity of the sponsor of the advertisement."},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(C)(1)(b) (FDA-approved)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"That the drug or medical device is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, unless the drug or medical device has been recalled"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(C)(2) (consult physician)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Consult your physician before making decisions regarding prescribed medication or medical treatment.\""},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(D) (written and verbal)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall be made in written and verbal formats"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(F) (enforcement)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a deceptive and unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to all penalties provided for in the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(H) (profession carve-out)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall not apply to any member of a profession if the regulation of that profession has been granted to a governmental entity"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251(H) (profession carve-out, basis)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"pursuant to Article V, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana"},{"label":"R.S. 51:3251 source note (Act and year)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1295818","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Acts 2022, No. 700, §1."},{"label":"2021 S.B. 43 bill page (lawyer-ad bill vetoed)","url":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=21RS&b=SB43&sbi=y","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Provides for the regulation of certain advertisements for legal services. (8/1/21) Current Status: Vetoed by the Governor"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"TN","stateName":"Tennessee","cite":"Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-18-5601 to 47-18-5606 (Pub. Ch. 119, S.B. 352 / H.B. 352, 2019)","effective":"2019-07-01","appliesTo":"All media (television, radio, internet including domain names, newspapers and periodicals, outdoor display, other written, electronic or recorded communications). Binds any individual or legal entity that advertises legal services or identifies potential clients for attorneys or law firms.","enforcement":"A violation is a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977; the attorney general and reporter has its investigative and enforcement authority and may sue in Davidson County circuit or chancery court.","status":"P","text":"Tennessee covers every kind of \"legal advertisement\": television, radio, internet, newspapers and periodicals, outdoor displays and other written, electronic or recorded communications. The rules bind any individual or entity that advertises legal services or identifies potential clients for lawyers. An ad must disclose, at the start of a recording or in a conspicuous place on printed or electronic text, that it is a paid advertisement for legal services, and must identify the person responsible and the lawyer or firm that will represent clients (or say cases may be referred elsewhere). An ad may not be presented as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"consumer alert\" or \"public service announcement,\" may not show a government agency logo in a way that suggests affiliation or sponsorship, and may not use \"recall\" for a product no government agency (or manufacturer-agency agreement) has recalled. An ad seeking people who may claim injury from an FDA-approved prescription drug must carry the warning \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor,\" and must say the drug or device remains FDA-approved unless it has been recalled.","textEs":"Tennessee abarca todo tipo de \"anuncio legal\": television, radio, internet, periodicos y publicaciones, anuncios exteriores y otras comunicaciones escritas, electronicas o grabadas. Las reglas obligan a toda persona o entidad que anuncia servicios legales o identifica posibles clientes para abogados. Un anuncio debe revelar, al comienzo de una grabacion o en un lugar visible del texto impreso o electronico, que es un anuncio pagado de servicios legales, e identificar a la persona responsable y al abogado o firma que representara a los clientes (o decir que los casos pueden remitirse a otro). Un anuncio no puede presentarse como \"alerta medica\", \"alerta de salud\", \"alerta al consumidor\" ni \"anuncio de servicio publico\", no puede mostrar el logotipo de una agencia del gobierno de modo que sugiera afiliacion o patrocinio, y no puede usar \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que ninguna agencia del gobierno (ni un acuerdo entre fabricante y agencia) haya retirado. Un anuncio que busque personas que aleguen danos por un medicamento recetado aprobado por la FDA debe incluir la advertencia \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor\" (\"No deje de tomar un medicamento recetado sin consultar primero con su medico\") y decir que el medicamento o dispositivo sigue aprobado por la FDA, salvo que se haya retirado del mercado.","sources":[{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5601(1) (legal advertisement defined)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Legal advertisement\" means a solicitation of legal services through television; radio; internet, including a domain name; newspaper or other periodical"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5601(2) (person defined)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Person\" means an individual or legal entity that advertises legal services or that identifies potential clients for attorneys or law firms"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(1) (paid-ad disclosure)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"fail to disclose at the beginning of any recorded advertisement or display in a conspicuous location on any printed or electronic written legal advertisement"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(1) (paid-ad disclosure, wording)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"that the legal advertisement is a paid advertisement for legal services"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(2) (alert framing)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"present a legal advertisement as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"consumer alert,\" \"public service announcement,\" or other similar language"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(3) (agency logo)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"display the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests an affiliation with or the sponsorship by that agency"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(4) (recall)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"use the word \"recall\" to refer to a product that has not been recalled by a government agency"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(4) (recall, agreement)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(5) (responsible person)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"fail to identify the person responsible for the legal advertisement"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(6) (lawyer)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"fail to identify the attorney or law firm that will represent clients"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(a)(6) (referral)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"to disclose that cases may be referred to another attorney or law firm"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(c)(1) (do not stop medication)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor."},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(c)(1) (warning, second sentence)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Discontinuing a prescribed medication without your doctor's advice can result in injury or death."},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5602(c)(2) (still FDA-approved)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"disclose that the drug or medical device remains approved by the United States food and drug administration, unless the product has been recalled"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5604(a)-(c) (form of disclosures)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"any words or statements required by this section to appear in a legal advertisement must be presented clearly and conspicuously"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5605(a) (consumer protection act)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a violation of this part constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, 47-18-5605(b) (attorney general)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"The attorney general and reporter has all of the investigative and enforcement authority"},{"label":"Pub. Ch. 119, sec. 3 (effective date)","url":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0119.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This act shall take effect July 1, 2019"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"TX","stateName":"Texas","cite":"Tex. Gov't Code §§ 81.151-81.156 (Subchapter J, Deceptive Advertising Practices; S.B. 1189, 86th Leg., 2019)","effective":"2019-09-01","appliesTo":"Television advertisements only (promoting a person's legal services or soliciting clients). Advertisements by federal, state or local government entities are excluded.","enforcement":"Attorney general (consumer protection division) or a district or county attorney, as a deceptive act or practice under Business & Commerce Code ch. 17, subch. E. No private cause of action. A State Bar of Texas advertising review committee clearance before first airing limits enforcement unless a cease demand is ignored.","status":"P","text":"Texas covers only television ads that promote legal services or solicit clients. An ad may not present itself as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"drug alert\" or \"public service announcement,\" may not show a government agency logo in a way that suggests the agency or an affiliate presents it, and may not use \"recall\" for a product that no government agency (or manufacturer-agency agreement) has recalled. Every ad must say, aloud and on screen, \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services\" at the start, and must name its sponsor and either the lawyer or firm primarily responsible or how a responding person's case is referred. An ad seeking people who may claim injury from an FDA-approved prescription drug must also say, aloud and on screen, \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting a physician.\" The visual text must be clear and shown long enough to read, and spoken text must be audible and intelligible.","textEs":"Texas regula solo los anuncios de television que promueven servicios legales o buscan clientes. Un anuncio no puede presentarse como \"alerta medica\", \"alerta de salud\", \"alerta de medicamentos\" ni \"anuncio de servicio publico\", no puede mostrar el logotipo de una agencia del gobierno de modo que sugiera que esa agencia o una entidad afiliada lo presenta, y no puede usar la palabra \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que ninguna agencia del gobierno (ni un acuerdo entre fabricante y agencia) haya retirado. Todo anuncio debe decir, en voz y por escrito en pantalla, \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services\" (\"Este es un anuncio pagado de servicios legales\") al comienzo, e identificar a su patrocinador y al abogado o firma principalmente responsable, o la forma en que se remite el caso de la persona que responde. Un anuncio que busque personas que aleguen danos por un medicamento recetado aprobado por la FDA tambien debe decir, en voz y por escrito, \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting a physician\" (\"No deje de tomar un medicamento recetado sin consultar primero a un medico\"). El texto en pantalla debe verse con claridad y durar lo suficiente para leerse, y el texto hablado debe ser audible y comprensible.","sources":[{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.151 (applicability)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This subchapter applies only to a television advertisement that promotes a person's provision of legal services or solicits clients to receive legal services."},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.151(b) (government ads excluded)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This subchapter does not apply to an advertisement by a federal, state, or local government entity."},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.152(1) (alert framing)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"present the advertisement as a \"medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"drug alert,\" \"public service announcement,\" or substantially similar phrase"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.152(2) (agency logo)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"display the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.152(2) (agency logo, affiliates)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"or by an entity approved by or affiliated with a federal or state government agency"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.152(3) (recall)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"use the term \"recall\" when referring to a product that has not been recalled by a government agency"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.152(3) (recall, agreement)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.153(a)(1) (paid-ad statement)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"must state, both verbally and visually: (1) at the beginning of the advertisement, \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services.\""},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.153(a)(2) (sponsor)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the identity of the sponsor of the advertisement"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.153(a)(3) (responsible lawyer or referral)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the identity of the attorney or law firm primarily responsible for providing solicited legal services"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.153(a)(3)(B) (referral)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the manner in which a responding person's case is referred to an attorney or law firm"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.153(b) (do not stop medication)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"must include a verbal and visual statement: \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting a physician.\""},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.154(a) (visual form)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"must be presented clearly, conspicuously, and for a sufficient length of time for a viewer to see and read the statement"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.154(c) (verbal form)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"must be audible, intelligible, and presented with equal prominence as the other parts of the advertisement"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.155(a) (deceptive practice, Ch. 17 subch. E)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"actionable under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.155(a) (who enforces)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"solely as an enforcement action by the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office or by a district or county attorney"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.155(b) (no private action)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This subchapter does not create a private cause of action."},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 81.155(c) (bar committee review)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office or a district or county attorney may not pursue an action under Subsection (a) unless"},{"label":"S.B. 1189 enrolled, sec. 3 (effective date)","url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01189F.htm","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"This Act takes effect September 1, 2019."}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"},{"state":"WV","stateName":"West Virginia","cite":"W. Va. Code §§ 47-28-1 to 47-28-5 (Prevention of Deceptive Lawsuit Advertising and Solicitation Practices Regarding the Use of Medications Act; 2020 S.B. 136)","effective":"2020-06-05","appliesTo":"Any \"legal advertisement\" soliciting legal services regarding the use of medications, in television, radio, newspaper or other periodicals, outdoor display or other written, electronic or recorded communications. \"Person\" includes attorneys, law firms and third parties who solicit potential clients on their behalf.","enforcement":"A person who willfully and knowingly violates the advertising section engages in an unfair and deceptive act or practice under W. Va. Code § 46A-6-101 et seq. (consumer credit and protection act chapter).","status":"P","text":"West Virginia covers any \"legal advertisement\" that solicits clients for legal services about the use of medications, in television, radio, newspaper or other periodicals, outdoor display or other written, electronic or recorded communications. It binds attorneys, law firms and third parties who solicit clients for them. An ad must contain the statement \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services,\" must identify its sponsor, and must say who will represent clients or how cases will be referred. An ad may not be presented as a \"consumer medical alert,\" \"health alert,\" \"consumer alert\" or \"public service health announcement,\" may not show a government agency logo in a way that suggests affiliation or sponsorship, and may not use \"recall\" for a product no government agency (or manufacturer-agency agreement) has recalled. An ad about an FDA-approved prescription drug or device must carry the warning \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor,\" and must say the product remains FDA-approved unless it has been recalled or withdrawn. No one may use or disclose a person's protected health information without written authorization to solicit them for legal services about medications; a willful and knowing violation is a misdemeanor (§47-28-4).","textEs":"Virginia Occidental regula todo \"anuncio legal\" que busque clientes para servicios legales relacionados con el uso de medicamentos, en television, radio, periodicos u otras publicaciones, anuncios exteriores u otras comunicaciones escritas, electronicas o grabadas. La ley obliga a abogados, firmas y terceros que buscan clientes para ellos. Un anuncio debe contener la frase \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services\" (\"Este es un anuncio pagado de servicios legales\"), identificar a su patrocinador e indicar quien representara a los clientes o como se remitiran los casos. Un anuncio no puede presentarse como \"alerta medica al consumidor\", \"alerta de salud\", \"alerta al consumidor\" ni \"anuncio de servicio publico de salud\", no puede mostrar el logotipo de una agencia del gobierno de modo que sugiera afiliacion o patrocinio, y no puede usar \"recall\" (retiro del mercado) para un producto que ninguna agencia del gobierno (ni un acuerdo entre fabricante y agencia) haya retirado. Un anuncio sobre un medicamento recetado o dispositivo aprobado por la FDA debe incluir la advertencia \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor\" (\"No deje de tomar un medicamento recetado sin consultar primero con su medico\") y decir que el producto sigue aprobado por la FDA, salvo que se haya retirado del mercado. Nadie puede usar ni revelar la información de salud protegida de una persona sin su autorización por escrito para captarla como cliente en asuntos de medicamentos; la infracción deliberada y a sabiendas es un delito menor (§47-28-4).","sources":[{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-2(1) (legal advertisement defined)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-2/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"\"Legal advertisement\" means a solicitation for legal services regarding the use of medications through television, radio, newspaper or other periodical"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-2(2) (persons covered)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-2/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"including, but not limited to: (i) Attorneys; (ii) law firms; or (iii) third parties who solicit potential clients"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(1) (paid-ad statement)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Fails to contain the statement: \"This is a paid advertisement for legal services.\""},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(2) (alert framing)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Presents a legal advertisement as a \"consumer medical alert\", \"health alert\", \"consumer alert\", \"public service health announcement\""},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(3) (agency logo)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Displays the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests affiliation with the sponsorship of that agency"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(4) (recall)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Uses the word \"recall\" when referring to a product that has not been recalled by a government agency"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(4) (recall, agreement)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(5) (sponsor)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Fails to identify the sponsor of the legal advertisement"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(6) (lawyer or referral)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Fails to indicate the identity of the attorney or law firm that will represent clients"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(a)(6) (referral)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"how potential clients or cases will be referred to attorneys or law firms"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(b)(1) (scope: drug or device)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"soliciting clients for legal services in connection with a prescription drug or medical device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(b)(1) (do not stop medication)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall include the following warning: \"Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor."},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(b)(2) (still FDA-approved)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"remains approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, unless the product has been recalled or withdrawn"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(c) (form of disclosures)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Any words or statements required by this section to appear in an advertisement must be presented clearly and conspicuously"},{"label":"W. Va. Code 47-28-3(d) (enforcement)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-3/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"A person who willfully and knowingly violates this section engages in an unfair and deceptive act or practice"},{"label":"WV Legislature bill history, SB 136 (effective date)","url":"https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=136&year=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)"},{"label":"W. Va. Code § 47-28-4 (West Virginia Legislature)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-4/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"shall not use, cause to be used, obtain, sell, transfer, or disclose to another person without written authorization protected health information"},{"label":"W. Va. Code § 47-28-4(b)(2) (West Virginia Legislature)","url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-28-4/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28","quote":"a person who willfully and knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor"}],"humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/#drug-device-ads"}]}