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NRS 635.162

Injunctive relief; order of court for limitation of practice or suspension of license; temporary restraining order

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1852; A 1993, 2224)

1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or Secretary or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:

(a) To enjoin any prohibited act or other conduct of a podiatric physician which is harmful to the public;

(b) To enjoin any person who is not licensed under this chapter from practicing podiatry;

(c) To limit the podiatric physician’s practice or suspend his or her license to practice podiatry; or

(d) To enjoin the use of the title “D.P.M.,” “Podiatrist,” “Podiatric Physician,” “Podiatric Physician-Surgeon” or “Physician-Surgeon D.P.M.” when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute.

2. The court in a proper case may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for the purposes set forth in subsection 1:

(a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person;

(b) Without relieving any person from criminal prosecution for engaging in the practice of podiatry without a license; and

(c) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.