California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5.5 — Registered Dispensing OpticiansArticle 3 — Fiscal ProvisionsSection 2565
The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the registration of dispensing ophthalmic businesses shall be as set forth in this section.
(a) The application and registration fee shall be a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500) and shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600).
(b) The biennial renewal fee shall be a minimum of three hundred dollars ($300) and shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).
(c) The delinquency fee shall be a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) and shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(d) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
(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.
Notes
Sets dispensing ophthalmic business fees at $500–$600 for application and registration, $300–$400 for biennial renewal, $50–$75 for delinquency, and $25 for replacing a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate. Allows the board to revise the first three fees by regulation, limited to the reasonable regulatory cost.
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