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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 39; in 1986, chapter 464; in 1988, chapters 42 and 765; in 1996, chapters 152<\/a> and 158<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 340<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1470011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368628,"identifier":"54.1-3207","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/2\/54.1-3207","url":"\/54.1-3207\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3207\/","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/2\/54.1-3207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Optometry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall be composed of six members as follows: five licensed optometrists<\/span> and one citizen member. Licensed optometrists<\/span> appointed to the Board<\/span> shall be individuals who, at the time of appointment, (i) have been engaged in the practice of optometry<\/span> for at least five years, (ii) have met all requirements for practice as an optometrist<\/span> set forth in this chapter and are qualified to engage in the full scope of the practice of optometry<\/span>, and (iii) are actively engaged in the delivery of clinical care to patients. The terms of office of the members shall be four years.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF OPTOMETRY (\u00a7 54.1-3207)\n\nThe Board shall be composed of six members as follows: five licensed\noptometrists and one citizen member. Licensed optometrists appointed to the\nBoard shall be individuals who, at the time of appointment, (i) have been\nengaged in the practice of optometry for at least five years, (ii) have met all\nrequirements for practice as an optometrist set forth in this chapter and are\nqualified to engage in the full scope of the practice of optometry, and (iii)\nare actively engaged in the delivery of clinical care to patients. The terms of\noffice of the members shall be four years.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-371, 54-375; 1979, c. 39; 1986, c. 464; 1988, cc.\n42, 765; 1996, cc. 152, 158; 2019, c. 340.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}