Penal provisions.
Section 27
SEC. 27. Penal provisions.—The following shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than two years, or both, in the discretion of the court: Any person not exempt from registration who, without holding a valid certificate of registration issued in accordance with this Act, shall engage in the practice of optometry, or represent himself as a licensed optometrist, or attempt to determine by examination of the eyes the kind of glasses required by any person, or represent himself as capable of examining the eyes of any person for the purposes of fitting glasses; Any person who shall prescribe, give or sell graded lenses, prisms or contact lenses, without the approval or certification of a registered optometrist, or of a person exempted from registration under this Act; Any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or to any member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of registration as optometrist; Any person who shall impersonate any optometrist registered or exempt from registration under this Act; Any person who, without holding a valid certificate of registration as optometrist, shall assume, use or advertise in connection with his name any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is an optometrist registered under this Act; and Any person who shall violate any provisions of this Act.