{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-20.1","heading":"Unlicensed practice of acupuncture, third degree crime.","body":"16.  A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he does not possess a license to practice acupuncture, or his license is suspended, revoked or otherwise limited by an order entered by the Acupuncture Examining Board, and, so knowing, he:\na.\tengages in that practice;\nb.\texceeds the scope of practice permitted by the board order;\nc.\tholds himself out to the public or any person as being licensed to engage in that practice;\nd.\tengages in any activity for which a license is a necessary prerequisite; or\ne.\tpractices acupuncture under a false or assumed name or falsely impersonates another person licensed by the board.\nL.2009, c.56, s.16.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"226282741f97818c9084722d342be353c41867dca672d1bd360456a6b1b44d6e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-21-20.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}