Any person convicted of violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 175, § 17; Ga. L. 1972, p. 388, § 22; Ga. L. 1997, p. 715, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 126, § 4/HB 39. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted ‘‘this article’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’ in this Code section. ARTICLE 2 PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT Effective date. — This article became effective July 1, 2019.