Section 24Sec./Art. 24

Disqualification. - The following applicants shall not be allowed to take their oath as optometrists nor issued certificates of registration:

a. Those who do not possess the qualifications set forth in Section 19 of this Act;

b. Those who fail to pass the Optometry Board licensure examination;

c. Those who have been convicted by final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude by any court;

d. Those who have been found guilty by the Board of immoral or dishonorable conduct; and

e. Those who have been declared to be of unsound mind.

Such fact of disqualification shall be communicated by the Board to the applicant by written statement, which statement shall form part of the records of the Board.