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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 625.701. Practice of chiropractic without license prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Offense defined.--It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Engage or attempt to engage in the practice of chiropractic or to hold himself out as a practitioner of chiropractic unless he has first fulfilled the requirements of this act and has been licensed by the board.

(2) Practice or hold himself out as a practitioner of spinal adjustment or manipulation, spinal mobilization or manipulation of articulations of the human body for therapeutic benefit unless he has first fulfilled the requirements of this act and has been licensed by the board or unless he has been licensed or certified in accordance with another act of this Commonwealth.

(b) Penalty.--A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, for a first offense, be sentenced to a fine not to exceed $1,000, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. A second offense shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $2,000, or imprisonment for a term of six months to one year, or both.

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