Delaware § 2120 Penalty

Delaware Statutes

§ 2120 — Penalty

Delaware § 2120

Title24

Ch. 21OPTOMETRY

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 24, § 2120 (2026).

Text

A person not currently licensed as an optometrist under this chapter, when guilty of engaging in the practice of optometry or using in connection with that person’s name, or otherwise assuming or using any title or description conveying, or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice optometry, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon the first offense, that person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense; and, in addition, may be imprisoned for not more than 1 year. For a second or subsequent conviction, the fine shall be not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over all violations of this chapter.

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A person not currently licensed as an optometrist under this chapter, when guilty of engaging in the practice of optometry or using in connection with that person’s name, or otherwise assuming or using any title or description conveying, or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice optometry, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon the first offense, that person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense; and, in addition, may be imprisoned for not more than 1 year. For a second or subsequent conviction, the fine shall be not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over all violations of this chapter.

Legislative History

25 Del. Laws, c. 113, §§ 15, 16 ; Code 1915, § 906; 37 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 5 ; 38 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 2 ; Code 1935, § 1016; 24 Del. C. 1953, § 2119; 54 Del. Laws, c. 332 ; 66 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 1 ; 69 Del. Laws, c. 288, § 8 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 546, §§ 27, 29