A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than one million yen, or both:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
a person who has violated the provisions of Article 17; or
第十七条の規定に違反した者
a person who has received a medical practitioner's license based on a false or wrongful fact.
虚偽又は不正の事実に基づいて医師免許を受けた者
When a person who has committed the crime set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph has used the title of medical practitioner or a similar title, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than two million yen, or both.
前項第一号の罪を犯した者が、医師又はこれに類似した名称を用いたものであるときは、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは二百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。