Mississippi § 73-54-7 - Practicing marriage and family therapy or using certain titles without license prohibited; penalties.
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§ 73-54-7. Practicing marriage and family therapy or using certain titles without license prohibited; penalties.
A person who does not hold a valid and current license issued by the board shall not practice marriage and family therapy, nor advertise the performance of that practice. Except as specifically exempted in Section 73-54-9, beginning September 1, 1997, any person who represents himself or herself by the title or description “marital or marriage therapist,” “licensed marital or marriage and family therapist,” or any other name, style or description denoting that the person is a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family counselor without having first complied with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-54-7 ("Practicing marriage and family therapy or using certain titles without license prohibited; penalties.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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