{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-35.1-7","heading":"Renewal of license to practice optometry.","body":"Every licensed optometrist who desires to continue the practice of optometry shall attest to the completion of a prescribed course of continuing optometric education. He or she shall annually pay to the department a renewal fee. An additional fee shall be charged to the licensee who fails to renew by the license expiration date. Retirement from practice in this state for a period not exceeding five (5) years shall not deprive the holder of a certificate of license of the right to renew a certificate upon the payment of all annual renewal fees remaining unpaid, and together with an added fee. All fees required by this section shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 35.1 Optometrists"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-35.1/5-35.1-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:06:44Z","sha256":"dacbddb45927e9ecd6eb4f25a2097a551abfd99cb976bea723e7e59cc6461c30","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}