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§ 61-4-12 NMSA 1978

Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

Known as the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (20 sections).

1953 Comp., § 67-3-19, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 3, § 11; 1975, ch. 176, § 3; 1993, ch. 198, § 11.

A. Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both:

(1) practice of chiropractic or an attempt to practice chiropractic without a license;

(2) obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or practice in the profession for money or any other thing of value by fraudulent misrepresentation;

(3) willfully falsifying any oath or affirmation required by the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act;

(4) practicing or attempting to practice under an assumed name; or

(5) advertising or attempting to attract patronage in any unethical manner prohibited by the rules and regulations of the board.

B. Any second violation of the act constitutes a fourth degree felony.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.