Section 36-10-24 - Unlicensed practice or use of title as misdemeanor.
36-10-24. Unlicensed practice or use of title as misdemeanor. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person not licensed under this chapter as a physical therapist or certified as a physical therapist assistant, or whose license or certificate has been suspended or revoked, or whose licensure or certificate has lapsed, to engage in the practice of physical therapy, unless exempt under the provisions of this chapter or, use in connection with their name the words or letters "R.P.T.," "Registered Physical Therapist," "L.P.T.," "Licensed Physical Therapist," "Physical Therapist," or "Physio Therapist," or "C.P.T.A.," "Certified Physical Therapist Assistant," or any other letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that they are a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant.
Source: SL 1955, ch 96, § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.9956; SDCL, § 36-10-2; SL 1972, ch 205, § 28; SL 1977, ch 190, § 159; SL 1978, ch 270, § 8; SL 1996, ch 231, § 4.