CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.

ARTICLE 31. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS.

§30-31-15. Criminal proceedings; penalties.

(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring the information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.

(b) Effective July 15, 2009, a person violating section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.

§30-31-15. Criminal proceedings; penalties.