2565.  The amount of fees prescribed in connection with the
registration of dispensing opticians shall be as set forth in this
section unless a lower fee is fixed by the division:
   (a) The initial registration fee is one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The renewal fee is one hundred dollars ($100).
   (c) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (d) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed
certificate is twenty-five dollars ($25).
   This section shall become operative on January 1, 1988.



2566.  The amount of fees prescribed in connection with certificates
for contact lens dispensers, unless a lower fee is fixed by the
division, is as follows:
   (a) The application fee for a registered contact lens dispenser
shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The biennial fee for the renewal of certificates shall be
fixed by the division in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars
($100).
   (c) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (d) The division may by regulation provide for a refund of a
portion of the application fee to applicants who do not meet the
requirements for registration.
   (e) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed
certificate is twenty-five dollars ($25).
   This section shall become operative on January 1, 1988.



2566.1.  The amount of fees prescribed in connection with
certificates for spectacle lens dispensers shall be as set forth in
this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the division:
   (a) The initial registration fee is one hundred dollars ($100).
   (b) The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
   (c) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (d) The fee for replacement of a lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate is twenty-five dollars ($25).




2567.  (a) The provisions of Article 19 (commencing with Section
2420) and Article 20 (commencing with Section 2435) of Chapter 5
which are not inconsistent or in conflict with this chapter apply to
the issuance and govern the expiration and renewal of certificates
issued under this chapter.  All fees collected from persons
registered or seeking registration under this chapter shall be paid
into the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.
   (b) The board may employ, subject to civil service regulations,
whatever additional clerical assistance is necessary for the
administration of this chapter.



2568.  On and after July 1, 1982, the board shall report to the
Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the
amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this
chapter, and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for
deposit in the Dispensing Opticians Fund, which fund is created and
continuously appropriated to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.
   On and after July 1, 1982, the unencumbered balance of any funds
in the Contingency Fund of the Medical Board of California derived
from fees and revenues received from registered dispensing opticians
and registered contact lens dispensers, and applicants for such
registration, shall be transferred to the Dispensing Opticians Fund
and shall be expended as provided in this section.