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§ 463.0001, Fla. Stat. — Short title. · BenchPath

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The Florida Statutes
Title XXXII
Chapter 463
§ 463.0001, Fla. Stat.

§ 463.0001, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 463. OPTOMETRY

Short title.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

This chapter shall be known as the “Optometry Practice Act.”

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

ss. 1, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

Source of truth

Edition: 2026 Florida Statutes
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0463/0463.html
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← § 462.2001, Fla. Stat.§ 463.001, Fla. Stat. →

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