(a) All licensed and registered opticians shall pay by July 1 of each year a fee established by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as a renewal licensure or registry fee.
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(1) Unless the fee is paid, certificates of licensure or registry issued under this chapter shall expire and become invalid at 12:00 midnight on July 1 of that year.
(2) Upon the payment of the renewal fee and in the absence of a board finding against renewal under this chapter, the person shall have his or her certificate of licensure or registry renewed for an additional year commencing on July 1 of that year.
(3) Any person licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter who has not paid his or her renewal fee in full by July 1 of that year shall be required to pay a renewal penalty established by the board.