Administrative fine for violation of provisions governing employment and supervision of dispensing opticians, apprentice dispensing opticians and other assistants.
1. The Board may impose an administrative fine against a person who is not licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if:
(a) The person violates any provision of NRS 637.125 or any regulation adopted by the Board to carry out the provisions of that section; or
(b) The person employs a dispensing optician, apprentice dispensing optician or other person and the dispensing optician, apprentice dispensing optician or other person, in the course of his employment or apprenticeship, violates any provision of NRS 637.125 or any regulation adopted by the Board to carry out the provisions of that section.
2. The Board may impose a separate administrative fine against the person for each act that constitutes a separate violation.
3. In the first administrative proceeding brought against the person pursuant to this section, the Board may impose, for each act that constitutes a separate violation, an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.
4. In the second and any subsequent administrative proceeding brought against the person pursuant to this section, the Board may impose, for each act that constitutes a separate violation, an administrative fine of not more than $5,000.
Last modified: February 27, 2006