{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-3151","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 3151","heading":"","body":"(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a retired license to an optometrist who holds a license that is current.\n(b) A licensee who has been issued a retired license is exempt from continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 3059. The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.\n(c) The holder of a retired license shall not engage in the practice of optometry.\n(d) An optometrist holding a retired license shall only be permitted to use the titles “retired optometrist” or “optometrist, retired.”\n(e) The holder of a retired license issued for less than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder meets the requirements of Section 3147.\n(f) The holder of a retired license issued for more than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder satisfies the requirements in Section 3147.6.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 7. Optometry [3000. - 3167.]","ARTICLE 7. Revenue [3145. - 3152.5.]"],"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":"8835663ac6ddd57219c45c9c2b9ddc026e46c076b4f2051f36f016ae47b8030c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-3150","next":"us-ca/bpc-3151.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}