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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-30-14. Practicing optometry without a license.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-30-14. Practicing optometry without a license.

Any person who practices optometry or who offers or pretends to practice or holds himself or herself out as eligible to practice optometry and who is not legally registered and licensed shall be guilty of a felony.

## History

Ga. L. 1916, p. 83, § 8; Ga. L. 1933, p. 202, § 4; Code 1933, § 84-9917; Ga. L. 2003, p. 315, § 1.

## Cross References

False or fraudulent advertising, § 10-1-420 et seq.