New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 11 - LICENSE EXPIRATION DUE TO NON-RENEWAL; REACTIVATION
Section 16.16.11.12 - PRACTICE PROHIBITED

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.11.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. An optometrist shall not practice optometry in the state of New Mexico while his or her license is expired; or while it is inactive, retired, revoked, suspended, or is otherwise invalid as provided in Section 61-2-14(A), NMSA 1978.

B. Any person who practices optometry in New Mexico without an active, current, and valid license is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions in Section 61-31-18 -15.A (6), which states, "If a person is convicted of a non-capital felony, the basic sentence of imprisonment is as follows: for a fourth degree felony, eighteen months imprisonment."

C. The court may, in addition to the imposition of a basic sentence of imprisonment, impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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