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45:11-37.  Violations of the act
    It shall be unlawful for any person (including any corporation, partnership,  association or individual):

    a.  After September 1, 1956, to practice or offer to practice professional nursing as defined by this act, unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a registered nurse under this act;  or

    b.  After September 1, 1959, to practice or offer to practice practical nursing or to represent that such person is a practical nurse unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a practical nurse under this act;  or

    c.  To represent in any way that such person is a registered nurse or to use  after his or her name the abbreviation  "R.N."  unless such person holds an  effective, unsuspended license as a professional nurse under this act; or

    d.  To represent in any way that such person is licensed as a practical nurse or to use the title  "Licensed Practical Nurse"  or to use after his or her name the abbreviation  "L.P.N."  unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a practical nurse under this act;  or

    e.  To conduct or to represent in any way that such person conducts a school  for professional nursing, unless such person holds an affective, unsuspended  certificate of accreditation under this act;  or

    f.  After January 1, 1950, to conduct or to represent in any way that such person conducts a school for practical nursing unless such person holds the subsisting, unsuspended approval of the board;  or

    g.  To obtain or attempt to obtain by fraud a license or renewal thereof or  a certificate of accreditation or a renewal thereof under this act;  or

    h.  To represent in any way that such person is authorized to issue a license for the practice of professional nursing or practical nursing or a certificate of accreditation for a school of professional nursing;  or

    i.  To transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by another of any license issued under this act;  or

    j.  Without the approval of the board, to transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by another of a certificate of accreditation issued under this act;  or

    k.  Otherwise to violate any provision of this act;  or

     l.  To aid or abet any person to violate any provision of this act.

     Every person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this section shall  be subject to a penalty of $200.00 for each violation, and if after conviction  as hereinafter provided such person shall again violate any provision of this  act, such person shall be subject to a penalty of $500.00 for each subsequent  offense.  A voluntary payment of a penalty for a violation of any provision of  this act shall be deemed to be a conviction rendering such person liable for  the greater penalty for subsequent violations, and the continuation of an  offense after conviction shall be deemed to be a subsequent offense.

     L.1947, c. 262, p. 960, s. 15.  Amended by L.1949, c. 65, p. 367, s. 2; L.1955, c. 58, p. 204, s. 5;  L.1957, c. 235, p. 793, s. 3.