33-26-410. Effect of violation.

(a) Any person engaged in the practice of medicine or aiding and abetting another in the practice of medicine without a license granted by the board is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction 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 both. Each violation constitutes a separate offense for which the penalty in this subsection may be assessed.

(b) Any person filing or attempting to file as his own the diploma of another or forged affidavit of identification is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding three (3) years.

(c) The attorney general, the board, any county or district attorney or any citizen may obtain an injunction in the name of the state of Wyoming upon the relation of a complainant enjoining any person from engaging in the practice of medicine without a license. The district court of the district in which the offending person resides or the district court of Laramie county has original jurisdiction of any such injunction proceedings. Any defendant who is enjoined and who thereafter violates the injunction shall be punished for contempt of court by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six (6) months or 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 medicine without a license. The standard of proof of any violation of this subsection shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.