{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-3040","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 3040","heading":"","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of optometry or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as an optometrist without a valid, unrevoked California optometrist license. The practice of optometry includes the performing or controlling of any acts set forth in Section 3041.\n(b) In any prosecution for a violation of this section, the use of test cards, test lenses, or of trial frames is prima facie evidence of the practice of optometry.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 7. Optometry [3000. - 3167.]","ARTICLE 3. Admission to Practice [3040. - 3060.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"59e1f6025f20cbb10f25469a062c2baa1e6beadb710e25c2a29ee31941fb6338","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-3030","next":"us-ca/bpc-3041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}