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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="11-312" title_number="11" title_name="Optometrists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a license, a licensed optometrist may not surrender the license nor may the license lapse by operation of law while the licensee is under investigation or while charges are pending against the optometrist.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may set conditions on its agreement with the optometrist under investigation or against whom charges are pending to accept surrender of the optometrist’s license.</text>
  </level>
</section>
