California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3044

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 426, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.

A person over the age of 18 years desiring to engage in the practice of optometry in this state may file an application for examination and an application for licensure. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required by this chapter.

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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3044 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-2-healing-arts/chapter-7-optometry/article-3-admission-to-practice/section-3044

Other sections in Article 3 - Admission to Practice

§ 3040§ 3041§ 3041.1§ 3041.2§ 3041.3§ 3041.5§ 3042§ 3042.5§ 3043§ 3044…§ 3046.1§ 3047§ 3051§ 3053§ 3054§ 3055§ 3056§ 3057§ 3059§ 3060

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