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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 3450. Violations; penalties

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

A. (1) No person shall assume or use the title or designation “licensed professional vocational rehabilitation counselor” unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter. This provision shall become effective on January 1, 1989.

(2)(a) Except as provided in R.S. 37:3452, no person shall perform the services of a vocational rehabilitation counselor unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter.

(b) Except as provided in R.S. 37:3452, no person shall hold himself out as an expert of vocational rehabilitation services unless he has in his possession a valid license issued by the board under the authority of this Chapter.

(3) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

B. The board shall have the authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses, and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The attorney general of the state shall be the attorney of the board, but the board may employ other counsel. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the judicial district wherein any offense is committed to prosecute violations of this Chapter. The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to issue licenses to professional vocational rehabilitation counselors.

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