2013 Mississippi Code
Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS
Chapter 54 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
§ 73-54-7 - Practicing marriage and family therapy or using certain titles without license prohibited; penalties [Repealed effective July 1, 2014]
A person who does not hold a valid and current license issued by the board shall not practice marriage and family therapy, nor advertise the performance of that practice. Except as specifically exempted in Section 73-54-9, beginning September 1, 1997, any person who represents himself or herself by the title or description "marital or marriage therapist," "licensed marital or marriage and family therapist," or any other name, style or description denoting that the person is a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family counselor without having first complied with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00) for each offense.
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