# Ala. Code § 34-21-7: Section 34-21-7 Violations and Penalties

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-7

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 34-21-7
- **Heading:** Section 34-21-7 Violations and Penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 34 / Chapter 21 / Section 34-21-7

## Text

Any person or persons, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, who shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or license renewal or aid or abet therein; or practices nursing as defined in this chapter under cover of any diploma, license, or renewal license fraudulently obtained or issued under fraudulent misrepresentation or, after January 1, 1968, practices professional nursing as defined in this chapter or, after January 1, 1971, practices practical nursing as defined in this chapter, unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions hereof; or uses in connection with his or her name any designation implying or tending to imply that he or she is a licensed professional nurse and licensed to practice as a registered nurse, or a practical nurse licensed to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse, unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter; or after January 1, 1968, practices professional nursing or, after January 1, 1971, practices practical nursing during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended, revoked, or has expired; or conducts a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or practical nurses, purporting eligibility of its graduates for license hereunder, unless the program has been approved by the board; or knowingly conceals information relating to violations of this chapter; or otherwise violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 34-21-1 Section 34-21-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-2 Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-2.1 Section 34-21-2.1 Delegation of Certain Nursing Care Tasks to Non-nurses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-2.1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-3 Section 34-21-3 Advisory Councils](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-4 Section 34-21-4 Funds of Board; Transfer of Duties, Powers, Etc., of Board of Nurses’ Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-5 Section 34-21-5 Nursing Educational Programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-6 Section 34-21-6 Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-7 Section 34-21-7 Violations and Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-8 Section 34-21-8 Payment of License and Fees by Pesonal Check](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-20 Section 34-21-20 Required Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-20.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-20.1 Section 34-21-20.1 Submission and Use of Fingerprints for Criminal History Background Check; Costs; Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-20.1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-21 Section 34-21-21 License to Practice Professional Nursing; Use of Title “Registered Nurse.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-21.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-22 Section 34-21-22 License to Practice Practical Nursing; Use of Title “Licensed Practical Nurse.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-22.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-23 Section 34-21-23 Renewal of License; Continuing Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-23.md)

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