Tennessee § 63-27-111 - Prohibited practices — Criminal penalties.
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§ 63-27-111. Prohibited practices — Criminal penalties.
No person shall by verbal claim, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way, claim to be a registered respiratory therapist, certified respiratory therapist or respiratory assistant unless such person possesses a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter. It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice respiratory care unless such person has been duly licensed under this chapter, except as provided in § 63-27-110. Each violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1986, ch. 610, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, §§ 1, 6; 1998, ch. 1106, §§ 27-29, 38, 39, 55; 2000, ch. 621, §§ 2, 3. Code Commission Notes. The misdemeanors in this section have been designated as Class A misdemeanors by authority of § 40-35-110 , which provides that an offense designated a misdemeanor without specification as to category is a Class A misdemeanor. See also § 39-11-114 . Cross-References. Penalties, § 63-1-123 . Penalties for violation of statute, rule or order, recovery, § 63-1-134 . Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-27-111 cover?
Section 63-27-111 ("Prohibited practices — Criminal penalties.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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