Section 33-10-116 - Violation of w.s. 33-10-101 Through 33-10-117.

WY Stat § 33-10-116 (2019) (N/A)
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33-10-116. Violation of W.S. 33-10-101 through 33-10-117.

(a) Any person, corporation or association who shall practice, or attempt to practice, chiropractic, or any person who shall buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain any diplomas or licenses to practice chiropractic, or who shall use the title "doctor of chiropractic", or any word or title to influence belief that he is engaged in the practice of chiropractic, without first complying with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment.

(b) The attorney general, the state board of chiropractic examiners or any county attorney may obtain an injunction in the name of the state of Wyoming upon the relation of such complainant enjoining any person, corporation or association and the officer and directors and employees of such corporation or association from engaging in the practice of chiropractic without a license and certificate or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. The district court of the district in which the offending party resides or the district court of Laramie county shall have original jurisdiction of any such injunction proceedings. Any defendant who has been so enjoined who shall violate such injunction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained and upon proof of one (1) or more acts constituting practice of chiropractic without a license or in violation of any provision of this chapter.