10 Guam Code Ann. § 12506
Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 12506
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
(a) has reached the age of majority;
(b) is of good moral character and of temperate habits; (c) has completed at least an approved four-year high
school course of study or the equivalent thereof as
determined by regulation of the Board;
(d) is a citizen of the United States or is a permanent resident of the United States; and
(e) has graduated and been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college of optometry approved and accredited by the Board, and in the event the applicant applies for licensure by endorsement, he shall have been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or
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college of optometry approved and accredited by the Board which had a minimum course of study of four thousand (4,000) clock hours of instruction leading to such degree.
§ 12507. Licensure by Examination; Licensure by
Endorsement.
(a) An applicant meeting the qualifications set forth in § 12506 of this Chapter, shall:
(1) file his application under oath, on forms supplied by the Board, for an examination by the Board. The examination shall be confined to the subjects within the curriculum of colleges of optometry approved and accredited by the Board and shall include written tests and practical demonstrations and may include oral tests; or
(2) file his application under oath on forms supplied by the Board which conform to Board regulations on endorsement and furnish proof satisfactory to the Board of his having been licensed by examination in another jurisdiction of the United States which had qualifications equal to or exceeding those required in Guam on the date of his original licensure, and satisfying the Board that he holds a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college ap- proved and accredited by the Board which was obtained after the completion of a course of study with a minimum of four thousand (4,000) clock hours of instruction. The applicant must have been actively engaged in the practice of optometry in the jurisdiction of licensure or in federal service for seven (7) consecutive years immediately prior to the year in which application is made. This proof shall be accepted in lieu of the written portion of the examination. Applicants for licensure without written examination shall be examined to the satisfaction of the Board by practical, oral and clinical demonstration in the presence of a majority of the Board and a detailed record of such examination shall be kept and made available to the applicant at his request.
(b) All applicants successfully passing the examinations shall be issued a license by the Board upon payment of the license fee.
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2022 NOTE: Reference to “”Territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.