Injunctive relief; order of court for limitation of practice or suspension of license; temporary restraining order.
1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President, Secretary or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:
(a) To enjoin any prohibited act or other conduct of a podiatric physician which is harmful to the public;
(b) To enjoin any person who is not licensed under this chapter from practicing podiatry;
(c) To limit the podiatric physician’s practice or suspend his license to practice podiatry; or
(d) To enjoin the use of the title “D.P.M.,” “Podiatrist,” “Podiatric Physician,” “Podiatric Physician-Surgeon” or “Physician-Surgeon D.P.M.” when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute.
2. The court in a proper case may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for the purposes set forth in subsection 1:
(a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person;
(b) Without relieving any person from criminal prosecution for engaging in the practice of podiatry without a license; and
(c) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board.
Last modified: February 27, 2006