21 NCAC 40 .0323             Affidavit of applicant

(a)  Applicants for any Board training, registration, examination, and licensure process shall attest to the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in applications.

(b)  Upon obtaining agreement from an applicant, the Board shall conduct a criminal background check during review of an applicant as identified in Paragraph (a) of this Rule. Application fees are inclusive of costs involved for such investigations, and no additional charges shall be assessed against the applicant.

(c)  If an applicant submits incomplete, false, or misleading information, the Board shall deny the applicant admission to examination, apprenticeship, internship, business, or training establishment registrations or licensure.

(d)  It is a violation of G.S. 90-249.1 for any optician shown on a registration application to submit incomplete, false, or misleading information.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑243; 90‑249; 90-249.1;

Eff. November 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2012; February 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 22, 2018;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2019.