Section 61-4-12 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)

61-4-12. Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)

A.     Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both:   

(1)     practice of chiropractic or an attempt to practice chiropractic without a license;   

(2)     obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or practice in the profession for money or any other thing of value by fraudulent misrepresentation;   

(3)     willfully falsifying any oath or affirmation required by the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act;   

(4)     practicing or attempting to practice under an assumed name; or   

(5)     advertising or attempting to attract patronage in any unethical manner prohibited by the rules and regulations of the board.   

B.     Any second violation of the act constitutes a fourth degree felony.