{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-133","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 133","heading":"Social workers; penalty for illegal representation or practice","body":"Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of social work unless he is licensed under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.\nNo person shall hold himself out to be a licensed certified social worker, or a licensed social worker, or a licensed social work associate unless he has met the applicable requirements set forth in section one hundred and thirty-one.\nNo person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work or hold himself out to be a licensed independent clinical social worker unless he is licensed under the applicable provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.\nViolation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section133","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:51Z","sha256":"8b3d500804eb1434c299c4fe91005733763c730f6e2d39a42803ee5c3ecde124","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-132","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}