{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-72a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 72A","heading":"Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties","body":"Section 72A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice optometry, practices optometry, or holds himself out as a practitioner of, or as being able to practice, optometry, or whoever personates another practitioner, or violates any other provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished for the first offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both; and for a subsequent offence, by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months, or both.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section72A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:49Z","sha256":"19ac126c4fb943cea2797ab350505b556c6a6c5a5ed6f4712f4c600819ccf663","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-72","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}