LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Henderson city councilwoman's representations that she's a "clinical and forensic psychologist" and a "clinical and forensic psychologist by trade" may run afoul of California and Nevada licensing laws in both states.

An attorney in California who represents people charged with professional licensure violations — a crime punishable by jail — said it is illegal for a person without a license to represent themselves as such. And the president of the Nevada Psychological Association said it is also a crime in Nevada.

Monica Larson, councilwoman for Henderson's Ward 2, would not directly answer the 8 News Now Investigators' questions about whether she is a psychologist. California's Department of Consumer Affairs said it "doesn’t have a record of anyone with that name be

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