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§ 43-28-16. Penalty

GA Code § 43-28-16 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or both. A license held by any person convicted under this Code section shall be forfeited and revoked immediately for one year from the date of such conviction.

(b) It is unlawful for any person who is not registered under this chapter as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant or whose registration has been suspended or revoked to use, in connection with his 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 is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or to show in any way, orally, in writing, in print, or by sign, directly or by implication, or to represent himself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.

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§ 43-28-16. Penalty