(225 ILCS 90/31) (from Ch. 111, par. 4281)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-154)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

Sec. 31. Violations.

(a) Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for the second and any subsequent offense.

(b) Any person representing himself or herself or advertising as a physical therapist or that the services he or she renders are physical therapy, or who uses any words, such as physical therapy, physical therapist, physiotherapy, or physiotherapist, abbreviations, figures, or letters, such as "PT", "DPT", "MPT", "RPT", "LPT", or "PTA", indicating that he or she is engaged in the practice of physical therapy when he or she does not possess a currently valid license as defined herein, commits a Class A misdemeanor, for a first offense, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(c) Any person representing himself or herself or advertising as a physical therapist assistant or that the services he or she renders are physical therapy, or who uses any words, such as physical therapy or physical therapist assistant, abbreviations, figures, or letters, such as "PT", "DPT", "MPT", "RPT", "LPT", or "PTA", indicating that he or she is engaged in the practice of physical therapy when he or she does not possess a currently valid license as defined herein, commits a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(Source: P.A. 93-1010, eff. 8-24-04.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-154)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

Sec. 31. Violations.

(a) Any person who is found to have violated any provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for the second and any subsequent offense.

(b) Any person or company representing itself or advertising as a physical therapist or that the services the person or company renders are physical therapy, or who uses any words, such as physical therapy, physical therapist, physiotherapy, or physiotherapist, abbreviations, figures, or letters, such as "PT", "DPT", "MPT", "RPT", "LPT", or "PTA", indicating that the person or company is engaged in the practice of physical therapy when the person or company does not possess a currently valid license as defined herein, commits a Class A misdemeanor, for a first offense, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(c) Any person representing oneself or advertising as a physical therapist assistant or that the services the person renders are physical therapy, or who uses any words, such as physical therapy or physical therapist assistant, abbreviations, figures, or letters, such as "PT", "DPT", "MPT", "RPT", "LPT", or "PTA", indicating that the person is engaged in the practice of physical therapy when the person does not possess a currently valid license as defined herein, commits a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(Source: P.A. 104-154, eff. 1-1-26.)