(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual, to:

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 year$2,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-663

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-9

  • Board: means the radiologic technology board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
  • Certified: means holding a license issued by the board when used in conjunction with the title "radiographer" "radiation therapist" or "nuclear medicine technologist". See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Nuclear medicine technologist: means any person who administers radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and conducts in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
  • Radiation therapist: means any person who applies ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
  • Radiographer: means any person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
  • Radiologic technology: means the application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 466J-1
(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any radiographer‘s, radiation therapist‘s, or nuclear medicine technologist‘s diploma, license, renewal, or record or aid or abet therein;
(2) Use in connection with the person’s name any designation tending to imply that the person is a certified radiographer, certified radiation therapist, or certified nuclear medicine technologist unless licensed to practice under this chapter;
(3) Practice radiologic technology during the time the person’s license issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked; or
(4) Violate any provision of this chapter.
(b) Any person who violates this chapter, or any rule adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not more than $2,000 for each separate offense. Each day the violation continues may constitute a separate offense. Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this subsection shall be considered a civil action.