Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2566 · Article 3. Fiscal Provisions

Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2566

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates for contact lens dispensers is as follows:

(a) The application and registration fee for a registered contact lens dispenser shall be a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500) and shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600).

(b) The biennial fee for the renewal of certificates shall be a minimum of three hundred dollars ($300) and shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).

(d) The California State Board of Optometry may by regulation provide for a refund of a portion of the application fee to applicants who do not meet the requirements for registration.

(e) The California State Board of Optometry may periodically revise and fix by regulation the fees specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), and these revised fees shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory cost.

(f) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate is twenty-five dollars ($25).

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 788, Sec. 17. (SB 776) Effective January 1, 2026.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=2566.
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