Tennessee § 63-6-217 - Practice after license revocation — Penalty.
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§ 63-6-217. Practice after license revocation — Penalty.
After the board has revoked the license of any person for any of the grounds specified in §§ 63-6-214 and 63-6-215 , such person shall not thereafter practice medicine or surgery in the state, and for each and every instance of such practice the person commits a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1919, ch. 117, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 3609a30b1; Code 1932, § 6934; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-621; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112. Cross-References. Penalties, § 63-1-123 . Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Physicians and Surgeons, § 4.
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