# Cal. BPC § 3040: Section 3040

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3040

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. BPC § 3040
- **Heading:** Section 3040
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3040

## Text

(a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of optometry or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as an optometrist without a valid, unrevoked California optometrist license. The practice of optometry includes the performing or controlling of any acts set forth in Section 3041.

(b) In any prosecution for a violation of this section, the use of test cards, test lenses, or of trial frames is prima facie evidence of the practice of optometry.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. BPC § 3040 Section 3040](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3040.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041 Section 3041](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.1 Section 3041.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.1.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.2 Section 3041.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.2.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.3 Section 3041.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.3.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3041.5 Section 3041.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3041.5.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3042 Section 3042](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3042.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3042.5 Section 3042.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3042.5.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3043 Section 3043](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3043.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3044 Section 3044](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3044.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3045 Section 3045](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3045.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3046 Section 3046](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3046.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3046.1 Section 3046.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3046.1.md)
- [Cal. BPC § 3047 Section 3047](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cbpc_D2_C7_A3_S3047.md)

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