California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 15 - State Board of Optometry
Article 5.1 - Fingerprint Requirements
Section 1525 - Optometrist License Renewal
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) A license issued pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 3055 expires at midnight on the last day of the licensee's birth month following its original issuance and thereafter at midnight on the last day of the licensee's birth month every two years if not renewed.
(b) A renewal for licensure as an optometrist shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board (Form R1POPT, Rev. 3-10), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in Section 1524 and filed with the Board at its office in Sacramento.
(c) Failure to provide all of the information required by this section renders any application for renewal incomplete and not eligible for renewal.
(d) Failure of a licensee to comply with subdivision (b) is grounds for disciplinary action by the board against the license.
1. New article 5.1 (sections 1525-1525.2) and section filed 6-21-2010; operative 6-21-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3010.1, 3010.5, 3024 and 3025, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 3055, 3056, 3059 and 3110, Business and Professions Code; and Section 11105, Penal Code.
