I. Whoever, not being licensed as provided in this chapter, shall advertise oneself or in any way hold oneself out as qualified to practice chiropractic, or whoever does so after receiving notice that the person‘s license has been revoked, and whoever, being licensed as provided in this chapter, shall advertise or call oneself, or allow oneself to be advertised or called a physician or a doctor, or use any physician’s or doctor’s insignia as such, except “Doctor (name of chiropractor), chiropractor”, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall, if licensed, have such license revoked.
II. No person shall practice chiropractic as defined in this chapter without first obtaining a license from the board; provided that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit persons licensed under any other provision of New Hampshire law from performing activities within the scope of such a license. Any natural person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and any other person shall be guilty of a felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see N.H. Rev. Stat. 651:2

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 316-A:25

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9