{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-37","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:11-37","heading":"Violations of the act","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person (including any corporation, partnership,  association or individual):\na.  After September 1, 1956, to practice or offer to practice professional nursing as defined by this act, unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a registered nurse under this act;  or\nb.  After September 1, 1959, to practice or offer to practice practical nursing or to represent that such person is a practical nurse unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a practical nurse under this act;  or\nc.  To represent in any way that such person is a registered nurse or to use  after his or her name the abbreviation  \"R.N.\"  unless such person holds an  effective, unsuspended license as a professional nurse under this act; or\nd.  To represent in any way that such person is licensed as a practical nurse or to use the title  \"Licensed Practical Nurse\"  or to use after his or her name the abbreviation  \"L.P.N.\"  unless such person holds an effective, unsuspended license as a practical nurse under this act;  or\ne.  To conduct or to represent in any way that such person conducts a school  for professional nursing, unless such person holds an affective, unsuspended  certificate of accreditation under this act;  or\nf.  After January 1, 1950, to conduct or to represent in any way that such person conducts a school for practical nursing unless such person holds the subsisting, unsuspended approval of the board;  or\ng.  To obtain or attempt to obtain by fraud a license or renewal thereof or  a certificate of accreditation or a renewal thereof under this act;  or\nh.  To represent in any way that such person is authorized to issue a license for the practice of professional nursing or practical nursing or a certificate of accreditation for a school of professional nursing;  or\ni.  To transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by another of any license issued under this act;  or\nj.  Without the approval of the board, to transfer, offer to transfer, or permit the use by another of a certificate of accreditation issued under this act;  or\nk.  Otherwise to violate any provision of this act;  or\nl.  To aid or abet any person to violate any provision of this act.\nEvery person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this section shall  be subject to a penalty of $200.00 for each violation, and if after conviction  as hereinafter provided such person shall again violate any provision of this  act, such person shall be subject to a penalty of $500.00 for each subsequent  offense.  A voluntary payment of a penalty for a violation of any provision of  this act shall be deemed to be a conviction rendering such person liable for  the greater penalty for subsequent violations, and the continuation of an  offense after conviction shall be deemed to be a subsequent offense.\nL.1947, c. 262, p. 960, s. 15.  Amended by L.1949, c. 65, p. 367, s. 2; L.1955, c. 58, p. 204, s. 5;  L.1957, c. 235, p. 793, s. 3.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"debad1fc7c93832091f77834c1e3856c039a9dd3749c4fa19a498dbfa70e723b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-34","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}