(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee, certificate holder or permittee has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.
(b) A person violating section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
§30-8-5. Powers and Duties of the Board
§30-8-7. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines
§30-8-8. License to Practice Optometry
§30-8-10. Exceptions From Licensure
§30-8-11. Issuance of License; Renewal of License; Renewal Fee
§30-8-13. License From Another Jurisdiction; License to Practice in This State
§30-8-14. Prescriptive Authority
§30-8-15. Administration of Injectable Pharmaceutical Agents
§30-8-16. Special Volunteer License; Civil Immunity for Voluntary Services Rendered to Indigents
§30-8-17. Optometric Business Entities
§30-8-18. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§30-8-19. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal