2005 Idaho Code - 54-2223 — UNLAWFUL PRACTICE -- FINES AND PENALTIES

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 22
                         PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
    54-2223.  UNLAWFUL PRACTICE -- FINES AND PENALTIES. (1) It shall be
unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice physical therapy in
this state, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume,
use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression
that he or she is a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant,
unless such person has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
    (2)  It shall be unlawful for any person to aid, abet, or require another
person, licensed or unlicensed, to directly or indirectly violate or evade any
provision of this chapter, or to combine or conspire with another person, or
permit one's license to be used by another person, or act as an agent,
partner, associate, or otherwise, of another person with the intent to violate
or evade the provisions of this chapter.
    (3)  A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a
misdemeanor, and any person convicted thereof shall be fined an amount not to
exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). A second conviction for a violation of
any provision of this chapter shall also constitute a misdemeanor, and a
person convicted of a second violation of this chapter shall be imprisoned in
a county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or shall be fined an
amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or shall be punished by
both such fine and imprisonment. Any third or more conviction for a violation
of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a felony, and a person
convicted of a third or more violation of this chapter shall be imprisoned in
the state prison for a period not to exceed three (3) years, or shall be fined
an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or shall be punished
by both such fine and imprisonment.