Massachusetts § 72A - Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 72A — Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72A. Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties
Section 72A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice optometry, practices optometry, or holds himself out as a practitioner of, or as being able to practice, optometry, or whoever personates another practitioner, or violates any other provision of sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished for the first offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both; and for a subsequent offence, by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months, or both.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 72A ("Unlawful practice of optometry; violation of rules and regulations; penalties") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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