Florida Statute 463.003 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 463
OPTOMETRY

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F.S. 463.003

463.003 Board of Optometry.—

(1) There is created within the department the Board of Optometry, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

(2) Five members of the board must be licensed practitioners actively practicing in this state. The remaining two members must be citizens of the state who are not, and have never been, licensed practitioners and who are in no way connected with the practice of optometry or with any vision-oriented profession or business. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.

(3) As the terms of the members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years, and such members shall serve until their successors are appointed.

(4) All applicable provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply.

History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-194; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 20, 21, ch. 86-289; s. 14, ch. 87-172; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 43, ch. 92-149; s. 120, ch. 94-218; s. 64, ch. 98-166; s. 121, ch. 2000-160.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 463.003

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Cases Citing Statute 463.003

Total Results: 4

Johnny Shane Kormondy v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-01-05

Citation: 154 So. 3d 341, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 5, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 1

Snippet: count of armed robbery. Id. at 463. 3 . We cautioned the trial court that

Fla. Soc. of Ophthalmology v. State, Bd. of Optometry

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-10-06

Citation: 532 So. 2d 1279, 1988 WL 19631

Snippet: to standards of practice for optometrists. §§ 463.003, 463.005. It promulgated and filed rule 21Q-10

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-05-16

Snippet: Special Education Cooperative Association, 338 N.E.2d 463 (3 D.C.A. Ill., 1975). Thus, as noted in Pinellas

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1974-02-11

Snippet: officer." See also identical language in s. 394.463(3), F.S. The legislative intent is abundantly clear: