§ 45:12-1 Practice of optometry defined
§ 45:12-1.1 Authority of optometrist to administer certain immunizations
§ 45:12-2 New Jersey state board of optometrists; membership; appointments; terms of office
§ 45:12-3 Oath of office; officers; secretary-treasurer’s compensation and bond; appointment and powers of agent
§ 45:12-4 Rules and regulations; seal; records; semiannual examinations
§ 45:12-5 Applications for certificate of registrations; qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance of certificate
§ 45:12-6 Fees; numbering and recording of certificates; filing of photograph of registrant
§ 45:12-7 Issuance of license to licensees of other states; fee
§ 45:12-8 Certificate displayed in office; practitioners’ names displayed outside; practice outside office; change of location
§ 45:12-9 Registration; certificates; fees; branch offices; revocation
§ 45:12-9.1 Public policy
§ 45:12-9.2 Requirement of continuing education; exemption; approval of programs by board; fees
§ 45:12-9.3 Credits necessary
§ 45:12-9.4 Reactivation of license; credits necessary
§ 45:12-9.5 Waiver of requirements
§ 45:12-9.6 Acceptance of federal funds
§ 45:12-9.7 Inapplicability of act to practice of medicine and surgery
§ 45:12-9.8 Credentialing, certification process; rules, regulations
§ 45:12-9.9 Credentialing requirements
§ 45:12-9.11 Prescription restrictions
§ 45:12-9.12 Practice at retail or commercial locations
§ 45:12-9.13 Credentialing requirements for optometrist to use, prescribe pharmaceutical agents
§ 45:12-10 Certification of records of boards as to issuance of licenses; fees; certificate as evidence
§ 45:12-15 Issuance of new certificate after revocation
§ 45:12-16 Optometrists convicted of crime reported to state board
§ 45:12-17 Expenses of board and its members
§ 45:12-17.1 Allowance to members of Board; reimbursement for expenses
§ 45:12-18 Account and report of receipts and expenditures
§ 45:12-18.1 Record of examination of patient considered exclusive property of optometrist
§ 45:12-18.2 Partial invalidity
§ 45:12-19 Illegal practices; peddling eyeglasses, contact lenses; attending confined person
§ 45:12-19.1 Practicing under another’s name; employment by others
§ 45:12-19.2 Cards offering special rates or discounts
§ 45:12-19.3 Effective date
§ 45:12-26 Titles not authorized
§ 45:12-27 Testimony and reports of licensed optometrist; receipt as qualified evidence; right to free choice of ocular practitioner
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 12 - Practice of Optometry Defined

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.