{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-462.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 462.17","heading":"Penalty for offenses relating to naturopathy.","body":"Any person who shall:\n(1) Sell, fraudulently obtain, or furnish any naturopathic diploma, license, record, or registration or aid or abet in the same;\n(2) Practice naturopathy under the cover of any diploma, license, record, or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or secured or issued unlawfully or upon fraudulent representations;\n(3) Advertise to practice naturopathy under a name other than her or his own or under an assumed name;\n(4) Falsely impersonate another practitioner of a like or different name;\n(5) Practice or advertise to practice naturopathy or use in connection with her or his name any designation tending to imply or to designate the person as a practitioner of naturopathy without then being lawfully licensed and authorized to practice naturopathy in this state; or\n(6) Practice naturopathy during the time her or his license is suspended or revoked\nshall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 19, ch. 12286, 1927; CGL 7726; s. 396, ch. 71-136; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 78-139; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 12, 13, ch. 85-303; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 228, ch. 97-103; s. 52, ch. 2000-318.","path":["CHAPTER 462 NATUROPATHY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0462/0462.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:06:35Z","sha256":"30245deb9eb6a62a84030347c9f7c1677a5ea4c1847faff4fd240810082bb33d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-462.16","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-462.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}