California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §2556.5: Any person who holds himself out as a “dispensing optician” or “registered dispensing optician” or who uses any other term or letters indicating or implying that he is registered and holds a certifica

Misdemeanor

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It is a misdemeanor to falsely claim to be a registered dispensing optician or use similar titles implying registration without holding a valid, unrevoked certificate.

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Any person who holds himself out as a “dispensing optician” or “registered dispensing optician” or who uses any other term or letters indicating or implying that he is registered and holds a certificate under the terms of this law without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked certificate, as provided in this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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