§ 3512. Penalties. 1. It shall be a misdemeanor for a person to:

(a) sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a radiologic technologist
diploma, license, record or certificate of registration or intravenous
contrast administration certificate;

(b) practice radiologic technology under cover of a diploma, license,
registration or certificate illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed
or issued unlawfully, or under fraudulent representation or mistake of
fact in material regard;

(c) practice radiologic technology under a false or assumed name;

(d) practice or act as entitled to practice radiologic technology
without a valid license or certificate, without a license appropriate to
the purposes for which radiation is applied on human beings, or after
having been convicted of a felony which has not been reported to the
department; or

(e) otherwise violate any of the provisions of this article.

2. Such misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more
than one year or by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars for every
such violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each separate
violation.

3. All violations of this article, when reported to the department and
duly substantiated by affidavits or other satisfactory evidence, shall
be investigated and if the report is found to be true and the complaint
substantiated, the department shall report such violation to the
attorney general and request prompt prosecution of such violation.

4. In the prosecution of any criminal action for violation of this
article by the attorney general or his or her deputy, the attorney
general or his or her deputy may exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties with respect to such actions or proceedings which the
district attorney would otherwise be authorized or required to exercise
or perform, and in such action or proceeding the district attorney shall
only exercise such powers and perform such duties as are required of him
or her by the attorney general or the deputy attorney general so
attending.