Louisiana § RS 37:3014 - False representation of licensure prohibited
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§ RS 37:3014. False representation of licensure prohibited
A. No person who is not licensed pursuant to this Chapter as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, shall use, in connection with his name or place of business, the words "occupational therapy assistant", "occupational therapist", "licensed occupational therapist", "occupational therapist, registered", "licensed certified occupational therapy assistant", "certified occupational therapy assistant", or the letters, "OT", "LOT", "OTA", "LOTA", "LOTR", "OTR", "LCOTA", "COTA", or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant, or in any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, represent himself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 566, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2023, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:3014 ("False representation of licensure prohibited") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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