Rhode Island § 5-29-34 § 5-29-34. Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized practice.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-29-34 — § 5-29-34. Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized practice.

Rhode Island § 5-29-34

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-29Podiatrists

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-34 (2026).

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§ 5-29-34. Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized practice.
Any person who practices or attempts to practice podiatry in this state, without being
            licensed by and registered with the board, or without registering and obtaining annually
            a certificate of registration, as provided in this chapter, or who shall violate of
            which is not by law provided, and any person, firm, or corporation owning or carrying
            on a podiatry business and in that business employing or permitting any person to
            practice podiatry in this state, without being licensed and obtaining an annual certificate
            as stated in this chapter, is guilty of a felony and, up

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§ 5-29-34. Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized practice.

Any person who practices or attempts to practice podiatry in this state, without being licensed by and registered with the board, or without registering and obtaining annually a certificate of registration, as provided in this chapter, or who shall violate of which is not by law provided, and any person, firm, or corporation owning or carrying on a podiatry business and in that business employing or permitting any person to practice podiatry in this state, without being licensed and obtaining an annual certificate as stated in this chapter, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not more than two (2) years, either or both, in the discretion of the court. In no case where any provision of this chapter has been violated is the person violating that provision entitled to receive compensation for service rendered. The opening or maintaining of a podiatrist's office; displaying of a podiatrist's sign or door plate; or the advertising in the public prints or by cards, circulars, posters, of a readiness to practice podiatry in this state by that person, firm, or corporation is evidence of that violation.