The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 047 : Opticians
Subchapter 003 : LICENSES
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 2676)-
§ 2676. License; renewal; reinstatement
(a) A license issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period of two years. A person may renew the license biennially by payment of the renewal fee to the Office.
(b) Any person whose license expired, provided the period of expiration has been less than five years, may reinstate that license by paying the renewal fee plus the late renewal penalty.
(c) Licenses that have lapsed for more than five years may be reinstated by:
(1) demonstrating more than 1,000 hours’ licensed practice in another state over the preceding two years; or
(2) successfully completing the national licensing examination within one year prior to applying for reinstatement; and
(3) paying of the renewal fee and late renewal penalty. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1975, No. 111, § 4; 1983, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 63; 2005, No. 27, § 80; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2007, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
