Florida Statute 457.116 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 457
ACUPUNCTURE

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F.S. 457.116

457.116 Prohibited acts; penalty.—

(1) A person may not:

(a) Practice acupuncture unless the person is licensed under ss. 457.101-457.118;

(b) Use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, any title or description of services which incorporates the words “acupuncture,” “acupuncturist,” “certified acupuncturist,” “licensed acupuncturist,” “oriental medical practitioner”; the letters “L.Ac.,” “R.Ac.,” “A.P.,” or “D.O.M.”; or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she practices acupuncture unless he or she is a holder of a valid license issued pursuant to ss. 457.101-457.118;

(d) Knowingly give false or forged evidence to the board or a member thereof;

(e) Use or attempt to use a license that has been suspended, revoked, or placed on inactive or delinquent status;

(f) Employ any person who is not licensed pursuant to ss. 457.101-457.118 to engage in the practice of acupuncture; or

(g) Conceal information relating to any violation of ss. 457.101-457.118.

(2) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-375; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 13, 14, ch. 86-265; s. 57, ch. 91-137; s. 4, ch. 91-156; s. 85, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 198, ch. 97-103; s. 13, ch. 97-264; s. 5, ch. 98-418.

Note.—Former s. 468.328.

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Amendments to 457.116

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 457.116

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S457.116 1a - HEALTH-SAFETY - PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE WO VALID CERTIFICATION - M: S

S457.116 1b - FRAUD-IMPERSON - MISREP SELF AS LIC ACUPUNCTURIST - M: S

S457.116 1c - FRAUD - NOT A LISTED OFF - M: S

S457.116 1c - FRAUD-IMPERSON - USE ACUPUNCTURIST LIC OF ANOTHER - M: S

S457.116 1d - FRAUD - GIVE FALSE EVIDENCE TO BOARD OR MEMBER - M: S

S457.116 1d - FORGERY - GIVE FORGED EVIDENCE TO BOARD OR MEMBER - M: S

S457.116 1e - HEALTH-SAFETY - USE SUSP RVKD INACTIVE DELINQ LICENSE - M: S

S457.116 1f - HEALTH-SAFETY - EMPLOY NON CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST - M: S

S457.116 1g - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - CONCEAL INFO RE ACUPUNCTURIST LIC VIOL - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 457.116

Total Results: 7

Haggerty v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-09-09

Citation: 716 So. 2d 873, 1998 WL 569171

Snippet: NORTWICK, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] See, e.g., §§ 457.116 (acupuncture), 458.331 (medical practice), 459

Shore v. Steckloff

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-12-11

Citation: 107 So. 2d 171

Snippet: § 188. See e. g. Apgar v. Wilkinson, 95 Fla. 457, 116 So. 78; State ex rel. Cochran v. Lewis, 118 Fla

Waybright v. Duval County

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1940-05-10

Citation: 196 So. 430, 142 Fla. 875, 1940 Fla. LEXIS 1474

Snippet: 100 Sou. Rep. 256; Apgar v. Wilkinson, 95 Fla. 457, 116 Sou. Rep. 78; Jackson Lumber Co. v. Walton County

State, Ex Rel. v. Holbrook State, Ex Rel.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1937-09-08

Citation: 176 So. 99, 129 Fla. 241

Snippet: 100 Sou. Rep. 256; Apgar v. Wilkinson, 95 Fla. 457, 116 Sou. Rep. 78; Jackson Lumber Co. v. Walton County

State Ex Rel. Gillespie v. County of Bay

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1933-11-13

Citation: 151 So. 10, 112 Fla. 687

Snippet: 628, 127 So.2d 486; Apgar v. Wilkinson, 95 Fla. 457,116 So. 78. "The Journals need not affirmatively show

Knight v. B. P. I., Co. of Hillsborough

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-09-15

Citation: 136 So. 631, 102 Fla. 922

Snippet: 531, 91 So. 685; Apgar v. Wilkinson, 95 Fla. 457, 116 So. 78; Jackson Lumber Co. v. Walton Co., 95 Fla

State Ex Rel. Davis v. Tyler

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1928-04-24

Citation: 116 So. 760, 95 Fla. 811

Snippet: peremptory writ. In Apgar v. Wilkinson et al., 95 Fla. 457, 116 So.2d 78, the statute here considered, House Bill