The annual renewal fee for licensed optometrists is $300 if paid by the first day of October of each year. The additional fee for reinstatement after a default, pursuant to SDCL 36-7-20, is $100 for each calendar month the fee is late, up to a maximum of twelve months, after which a license may be renewed only if, in the discretion of the board, good cause is shown for the delinquency.

An optometrist who has not actively and routinely practiced for a period of greater than one year, but not more than three years, may, at the discretion of the board, be reinstated upon a showing of good cause, payment of the annual renewal fee for each year of absence, payment of the late fee for each month of absence as provided in this section, and upon providing proof of being current on all continuing education requirements.

Source: 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 44, effective October 20, 1986; 31 SDR 101, effective January 19, 2005; 32 SDR 225, effective July 5, 2006; 41 SDR 109, effective January 12, 2015; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 36-7-20.

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-26-6.9 , 36-7-20.

Prior versions effective: 2015-01-12, 2006-07-05.