Rhode Island General Laws 5-44-21. Penalty for violations
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, in offering his or her services to the public, to:
(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a psychologist, or any description of services tending to imply that he or she is engaged in the practice of psychology or to render services defined as the practice of psychology, unless licensed or exempted under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a psychologist, or to render services defined as the practice of psychology, during the time his or her license issued under the provision of this chapter is suspended or revoked;
(3) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-44-21
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Practice of psychology: means the rendering of professional psychological services to individuals, groups, families, or any public or private organization for remuneration. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-44-1
- Psychologist: as used in this chapter means a licensed psychologist as defined in this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-44-1
(b) All these misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1969, ch. 233, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 469, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 416, § 1.