Violation and penalties

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RS 2360 - Violation and penalties

A. It shall be a misdemeanor:

(1) For any person not licensed under this Chapter or Part VI of Chapter 15 of this Title to represent himself as a psychologist; or

(2) For any person not licensed under this Chapter or Part VI of Chapter 15 of this Title to engage in the practice of psychology; or

(3) Except for medical psychologists duly licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, for any person to represent himself as a psychologist during the time that his license as a psychologist shall be suspended or revoked or lapsed; or

(4) For any person to otherwise violate the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Such misdemeanor shall be prosecuted by the district attorney of the judicial district in which the offense was committed in the name of the people of the state of Louisiana.

C. Such misdemeanor shall be punishable upon conviction by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offense.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 347, §10. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 415, §1; Acts 1985, No. 719, §1; Acts 1987, No. 915, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2009, No. 251, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 238, §2.

NOTE: See Acts 1987, No. 915, §3.


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