634.227 - Unlawful acts; penalties. - Nevada Statutes

634.227  Unlawful acts; penalties.

      1.  A person who:

      (a) Presents to the Board as his or her own the diploma, license or credentials of another;

      (b) Gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board; or

      (c) Practices chiropractic under a false or assumed name or falsely personates another licensee,

Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 634.105, a person who does not hold a license issued pursuant to this chapter and:

      (a) Practices chiropractic in this State;

      (b) Holds himself or herself out as a chiropractor;

      (c) Uses any combination, variation or abbreviation of the terms “chiropractor,” “chiropractic” or “chiropractic physician” as a professional or commercial representation; or

      (d) Uses any means which directly or indirectly conveys to another person the impression that he or she is qualified or licensed to practice chiropractic,

Ê is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      [Part 6:23:1923; NCL § 1085]—(NRS A 1975, 369; 1981, 876, 1339; 1987, 1466; 1995, 1311)

      NRS 634.230  Penalty.  Except as provided in NRS 634.227, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

      [13:23:1923; NCL § 1092]—(NRS A 1967, 642; 1975, 369)