2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists
Section 5-40-17 - Penalties for violations.
§ 5-40-17 Penalties for violations. – (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to:
(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked;
(3) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) All misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense. Each subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 359, § 1.)
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