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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 2720. Violations; penalties

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any individual or person:

(1) To engage in the practice of social work without being duly licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) To imply or state that he is a licensed clinical social worker, certified social worker, licensed master's social worker, or registered social worker, unless he is duly and respectively licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter.

(3) To use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is licensed, certified, or registered under the provisions of this Chapter during the time his license, certificate, or registration shall be suspended, revoked, or shall have lapsed.

(4) To otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Such misdemeanor, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

C. 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.

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