N.Y. Public Health Law § 3512: Penalties

§ 3512. Penalties. 1. It shall be a misdemeanor for a person to:

(a) sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a radiologic technologist

diploma, license, record or certificate of registration or intravenous

contrast administration certificate;

(b) practice radiologic technology under cover of a diploma, license,

registration or certificate illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed

or issued unlawfully, or under fraudulent representation or mistake of

fact in material regard;

(c) practice radiologic technology under a false or assumed name;

(d) practice or act as entitled to practice radiologic technology

without a valid license or certificate, without a license appropriate to

the purposes for which radiation is applied on human beings, or after

having been convicted of a felony which has not been reported to the

department; or

(e) otherwise violate any of the provisions of this article.

2. Such misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more

than one year or by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars for every

such violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each separate

violation.

3. All violations of this article, when reported to the department and

duly substantiated by affidavits or other satisfactory evidence, shall

be investigated and if the report is found to be true and the complaint

substantiated, the department shall report such violation to the

attorney general and request prompt prosecution of such violation.

4. In the prosecution of any criminal action for violation of this

article by the attorney general or his or her deputy, the attorney

general or his or her deputy may exercise all the powers and perform all

the duties with respect to such actions or proceedings which the

district attorney would otherwise be authorized or required to exercise

or perform, and in such action or proceeding the district attorney shall

only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him

or her by the attorney general or the deputy attorney general so

attending.