§ 17-89-307 — Certificates - Renewal

(a) All licensed and registered opticians shall pay by July 1 of each year a fee established by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as a renewal licensure or registry fee. (b) (1) Unless the fee is paid, certificates of licensure or registry issued under this chapter shall expire and become invalid at 12:00 midnight on July 1 of that year. (2) Upon the payment of the renewal fee and in the absence of a board finding against renewal under this chapter, the person shall have his or her certificate of licensure or registry renewed for an additional year commencing on July 1 of that year. (3) Any person licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter who has not paid his or her renewal fee in full by July 1 of that year shall be required to pay a renewal penalty established by the board.

Legislative History

Acts 1981, No. 589, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-2113; Acts 1987, No. 966, § 3; 1993, No. 1087, § 3.