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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="19-402" title_number="19" title_name="Social Workers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <text>Unless authorized to practice social work under this title, a person may not:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Represent to the public that the person is a licensed social worker; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Use any title, abbreviation, sign, card, or other representation that the person is a licensed social worker, including the use of the words “social worker” or “social work” and the use of the abbreviations “LBSW”, “LMSW”, “LCSW”, or “LCSW–C”.</text>
  </level>
</section>
