# ORS § 683.020: 683.020 License required to practice optometry

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.020

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 683.020
- **Heading:** 683.020 License required to practice optometry
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 683 / Section 683.020

## Text

Except as provided in ORS 676.347 (Volunteer practice by out-of-state health care practitioner) , a person may not engage in the practice of optometry or purport in any way to be an optometrist or an expert in the field of optometry without having first obtained a license from the Oregon Board of Optometry as provided for in ORS 683.010 (Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310) to 683.340 (Duty to report prohibited conduct) . In any prosecution for the violation of this section, the use of test cards, test lenses or of trial frames is prima facie evidence of the practice of optometry. [Amended by 1971 c.102 §2; 1987 c.443 §1; 2022 c.62 §7]

Source: Section 683.020 — License required to practice optometry; exception , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors683.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 683.010 683.010 Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.010.md)
- [ORS § 683.020 683.020 License required to practice optometry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.020.md)
- [ORS § 683.030 683.030 Persons and practices not affected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.030.md)
- [ORS § 683.035 683.035 Discrimination against optometrists prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.035.md)
- [ORS § 683.040 683.040 Qualifications of applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.040.md)
- [ORS § 683.060 683.060 Examination of applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.060.md)
- [ORS § 683.070 683.070 Issuance of certificates of licensure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.070.md)
- [ORS § 683.080 683.080 Validity of certificates issued under former law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.080.md)
- [ORS § 683.100 683.100 Notice to board of place of practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.100.md)
- [ORS § 683.110 683.110 Optometrist to give receipt when practicing away from regular place of business](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.110.md)
- [ORS § 683.120 683.120 License renewal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.120.md)
- [ORS § 683.130 683.130 Clinics and instructors connected with educational institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.130.md)
- [ORS § 683.140 683.140 Grounds for and nature of discipline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.140.md)
- [ORS § 683.155 683.155 Hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C683_S683.155.md)

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