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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-88-312

Unlawful use of professional title — Penalty

Known as the Arkansas Occupational Therapy Practice Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (19 sections).

Acts 1977, No. 381, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-1916.

(1) It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has been suspended or revoked, to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the words “occupational therapist”, “licensed occupational therapist”, “occupational therapist registered”, “occupational therapy assistant”, “licensed occupational therapy assistant”, “certified occupational therapy assistant”, or the letters “O.T.”, “L.O.T.”, “O.T.R.”, “O.T.A.”, “L.O.T.A.”, or “C.O.T.A.”, or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.

(2) It is also unlawful for any such person, in any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, to represent himself or herself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.

(3) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or be both fined and imprisoned. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.