Dawson v. Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy (the Board) found that massage therapist Shirley Dawson violated several rules governing massage therapists, and ordered her to pay a fine of $400, complete an ethics course, and be placed on probation for six months. Dawson then appealed to the Hinds County Circuit Court which reversed in part and affirmed in part. Dawson now appeals the judgment of the circuit court, raising the following issues:

I. Whether Dawson’s due process rights were violated

II. Whether the Board’s findings that Dawson violated Rules 9 and 11…