# C.R.S. § 12-275-109: 12-275-109. Volunteer optometrist license > Colorado · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-109 ## Section - **Citation:** C.R.S. § 12-275-109 - **Heading:** 12-275-109. Volunteer optometrist license - **Jurisdiction:** Colorado - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** CO Code / Title 12 / Article 275 / Section 12-275-109 ## Text 12-275-109. Volunteer optometrist license. (1) A person licensed to practice optometry pursuant to this article 275 may apply to the board for volunteer licensure status. The board shall designate the form and manner of the application. The board may: (a) Grant the application by issuing a volunteer license; or (b) Deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for any of the causes set forth in section 12-275-120. (2) A person applying for a license under this section: (a) Must either: (I) Hold an active and unrestricted license to practice optometry in Colorado and be in active practice in this state; or (II) Have been on inactive status pursuant to section 12-20-203 for not more than two years; and (b) Shall: (I) Pay a reduced license fee in lieu of the fee authorized by section 12-20-105. The director shall reduce the volunteer optometrist license fee from the license fee charged pursuant to sections 12-20-202 and 12-275-115 (1). (II) Attest that, after a date certain, the applicant will no longer earn income as an optometrist; (III) Maintain liability insurance as provided in section 12-275-128; and (IV) Comply with the continuing education requirements established in section 12-275-115 (3); except that the board may establish lesser continuing education requirements for volunteer licensees. (3) The face of each volunteer license issued pursuant to this section shall plainly indicate the volunteer status of the licensee. (4) The board may conduct disciplinary proceedings pursuant to section 12-275-122 against any person licensed under this section for an act committed while the person was licensed pursuant to this section. (5) A person licensed under this section may apply to the board for a return to active licensure status by filing an application in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may approve the application and issue a license to practice optometry or may deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for or engaged in any of the activities set forth in section 12-275-120. (6) An optometrist with a volunteer license shall provide optometry services only if the services are performed on a limited basis for no fee or other compensation. ## Nearby sections - [C.R.S. § 12-275-101 12-275-101. Legislative declaration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-101.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-102 12-275-102. Applicability of common provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-102.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-103 12-275-103. Practice of optometry defined - prescribing drugs - therapeutic optometrist - ru](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-103.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-104 12-275-104. Proprietor defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-104.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-105 12-275-105. Persons entitled to practice optometry - title protection of optometrists](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-105.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-106 12-275-106. Persons excluded from operation of this article](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-106.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-107 12-275-107. State board of optometry - created - members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-107.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-108 12-275-108. Powers and duties of the board - rules - limitation on authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-108.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-109 12-275-109. Volunteer optometrist license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-109.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-110 12-275-110. Application for license - licensure by endorsement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-110.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-111 12-275-111. Current licensees - treatment and therapeutic practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-111.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-112 12-275-112. Examination - licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-112.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-113 12-275-113. Use of prescription and nonprescription drugs - limits on prescriptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-113.md) - [C.R.S. § 12-275-114 12-275-114. Prescriptions - requirement to advise patients](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-114.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T12_A275_S12-275-109. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.