Legal Question- PLEASE HELP!!

Spot In The Sky
Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
My credit card says "Dr. Kevin...." but I am not a real doctor.

Is it illegal for me to sign "MD" after my name on a receipt? I was told it was, and someone is now saying it isnt.
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  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    My credit card says "Dr. Kevin...." but I am not a real doctor.

    Is it illegal for me to sign "MD" after my name on a receipt? I was told it was, and someone is now saying it isnt.

    Why the hell would you do that?
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,223
    I wouldn't trust someone's opinion from a message board on a legal matter. If you really need to know the answer to this, you should contact a lawyer.

    I mean no offense to the people that mean well, but don't really know the law and give their opinion anyway.
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    My credit card says "Dr. Kevin...." but I am not a real doctor.

    Is it illegal for me to sign "MD" after my name on a receipt? I was told it was, and someone is now saying it isnt.

    if you are not a real doctor, then why do you have the title on your CC?

    trying to impress waitresses and cashiers?
  • daystar143
    daystar143 Posts: 367
    markymark550 wrote:
    I wouldn't trust someone's opinion from a message board on a legal matter. If you really need to know the answer to this, you should contact a lawyer.

    I mean no offense to the people that mean well, but don't really know the law and give their opinion anyway.

    Agreed. Each state has different rules regarding the practice of medicine and what does and does not constitute a penalty for claiming to be a physician when one isn't. Find an attorney in your state who knows what the state Board of Medical Examiner's policy is.
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  • justjoshingu
    justjoshingu Posts: 538
    you should call your cc to change it. but
    if you have a cc with dr on it then no it isnt a problem. if you sign your name john smith MD, then yes it is. you are posing as a dr. and if anyone asks you a question (even if they sneeze and you say wow, looks like you have acold) then technically you would be committing fraud. plus if people think you are a dr. and something happens they would try to get you to help.
    and trust me "is there a dr in the house" really does happen.

    now, i wont even mention that just because something isnt illegal doesnt make it right.
    mean people suck!
    but nice people sw****w

  • xscorcho
    xscorcho Posts: 409
    you have a doctorate just not in medicine? is that what it means that you are not a "real" dr?

    and i didnt realize credit cards put titles like that on them.

    and i have no idea the answer to your question.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    My credit card says "Dr. Kevin...." but I am not a real doctor.

    Do you just play one on the Message Pit? ;)

    Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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  • Danimal
    Danimal Posts: 2,000
    Where is Soulsinging? I think he's a lawyer.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Danimal wrote:
    Where is Soulsinging? I think he's a lawyer.

    I thought he was still going to school?

    I really didn't read through the whole thread but if you are not a doctor I dont think you should be signing "MD" if you aren't in fact a medical doctor.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,164
    only a medical doctor can add the M.D. after the name; however, Im pretty sure there is no law against calling yourself Dr.
    as in
    Dr. J


    pretty sure thats law in all states, also, most states used to allow only MDs to have MD on their license plate

    why would you want to keep it if you are not a dr?
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    if you are a Dr. from a PhD, then you can add PhD (you should know this unless you got your PhD from some mail in thing)

    if you are a Dr. because you proclaimed yourself to be one - then you can not sign your name with MD following. That is impersonating a medical professional and depending on your state that is a misdemeanor (and if you perform a medical examination or service it is a felony)

    you already said that you are not "really a Dr." which implies to me that you do not have your PhD., either...so what gives?
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Danimal wrote:
    Where is Soulsinging? I think he's a lawyer.

    in law school. it would take more time than it's worth for me to figure out the local law here. im just curious why the hell he's signing MD on receipts? it should be easy to change the credit card thing and it makes sense to do that asap regardless of the law.
  • tremorvoid
    tremorvoid Posts: 528
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    My credit card says "Dr. Kevin...." but I am not a real doctor.

    Is it illegal for me to sign "MD" after my name on a receipt? I was told it was, and someone is now saying it isnt.

    i work with a lot of real doctors and none of them write MD after their name. unless maybe when writing a prescription.

    regardless....this has fraud written all over it. and even if it isnt ILLEGAL....i would question your morals. if you want people to call you doctor and if you want to write MD after signing your name...then put the work and time and effort in and go to med school and become a doctor.
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    Are we getting something out of this
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,164
    tremorvoid wrote:
    i work with a lot of real doctors and none of them write MD after their name. unless maybe when writing a prescription.

    regardless....this has fraud written all over it. and even if it isnt ILLEGAL....i would question your morals. if you want people to call you doctor and if you want to write MD after signing your name...then put the work and time and effort in and go to med school and become a doctor.

    it is illegal to portray yourself as a medical Dr when you are not
    and only Medical Dr. can legally put MD after their names

    same with esq.

    and I is a landshark
  • tremorvoid
    tremorvoid Posts: 528
    xscorcho wrote:
    you have a doctorate just not in medicine? is that what it means that you are not a "real" dr?

    and i didnt realize credit cards put titles like that on them.

    and i have no idea the answer to your question.

    i have a doctorate....that means doctor of philosophy...aka Ph.D. not M.D. and no Ph.D.'s are not "real" doctors in the sense that we cannot make medical decisions...but we are still a Dr. and entitled to have Dr. on forms and what not. but still...why would you want to broadcast being a Dr. no matter what form on a credit card. If i was a thief, and found a cc with Dr. John Smith....I would be saying JACKPOT! kinda stupid to put DR. on your cc's if you ask me.
    Seems that needlessly it's getting harder
    To find an approach and a way to live
    Are we getting something out of this
    all-encompassing trip?
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Get_Right wrote:
    it is illegal to portray yourself as a medical Dr when you are not
    and only Medical Dr. can legally put MD after their names

    same with esq.

    and I is a landshark
    You is???

    :D I works fer da landsharks ternd Ambiens. ;)
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,164
    failedpersephone wrote:
    You is???

    :D I works fer da landsharks ternd Ambiens. ;)


    tru dat tru dat

    sorry to hear you work for one of us
    I wouldnt want to!!!
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Get_Right wrote:
    tru dat tru dat

    sorry to hear you work for one of us
    I wouldnt want to!!!

    well doesn't it help to explain my Dom tendencies outside of the office??? (truthfully inside the office as well!) ;)
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,164
    failedpersephone wrote:
    well doesn't it help to explain my Dom tendencies outside of the office??? (truthfully inside the office as well!) ;)

    actually that makes sense
    you dont take any shit from the egomaniacs
    Im willing to bet
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Get_Right wrote:
    actually that makes sense
    you dont take any shit from the egomaniacs
    Im willing to bet


    :D but really, I am a sweetie ;)
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