{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3212","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3212","heading":"Qualifications of applicants","body":"An application for a license to practice optometry shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the applicant has been graduated and received a doctor of optometry degree from a school of optometry approved by the Board.Code 1950, § 54-382; 1972, c. 824; 1973, c. 90; 1988, c. 765.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 32. OPTOMETRY","Article 3. LICENSURE OF OPTOMETRISTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3212/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"caf8bb68d5c161fec77cb733cca98a914ecaf692d3779b350f2c0e793f9ef9d7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3211","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}