§30-17-15 Violation; penalty. - West Virginia Statutes

§30-17-15. Violation; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as, or perform duties of a registered sanitarian without being duly registered and the holder of a currently valid certificate of registration issued by the board.

On and after the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-two, each person practicing as a sanitarian shall hold a valid certificate as a registered sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training.

A person who violates the provisions of this article is, upon conviction thereof, guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both fined and imprisoned. Magistrates have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts to enforce the provisions of this article. In addition, the board is authorized and empowered to apply to any court having equity powers, or to the judge thereof in vacation, for an injunction to restrain any violation of the provisions of this article.