Title 43, Chapter 9, Section 19
( 43-9-19)
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic unless
that person shall have first obtained a license as provided in this
chapter and possesses all the qualifications prescribed by the terms
of this chapter. Any person who practices or attempts to practice
chiropractic without a license, or who buys or fraudulently obtains
a license to practice chiropractic, or who violates any of the terms
of this chapter, or who uses the title "doctor of chiropractic,"
"chiropractor," "chiropractic," "D.C.," or any word or title to
induce the belief that such a person is engaged in the practice of
chiropractic, without first complying with this chapter, shall be
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or by
imprisonment for not less than two nor more than five years, or
both, at the discretion of the court. All subsequent offenses shall
be separate and distinct offenses, and punishable in like manner. |