Sec. 20-153a. Lens and frame requirements.
Sec. 20-153a. Lens and frame requirements. (a) No person shall sell, distribute
or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless they are fitted with impact resistant lenses
that fully meet the definitions, specifications, test procedures and tolerances for impact
resistance and any exceptions provided for in the statement of policy of the federal Food
and Drug Administration and whichever of the following standards may be applicable:
(1) American National Standards Institute Z.80.1, as amended, "requirements for first
quality prescription ophthalmic lenses", or such other standard as may be established
in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-141, which standard shall apply to first-quality prescription ophthalmic lenses in edged or assembled form, white, colorless
or tinted, single-vision or multifocal, plastic, laminated, impact-resistance-treated or
untreated glass lenses, or (2) American National Standards Institute Z.87.1, as amended,
"practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection", or such other standard as may be established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-141, which
standard shall apply to all occupational and educational operations and processes, excluding those relating to x-rays, gamma rays, high-energy particulate radiations, lasers,
or masers; except in those cases where in his professional judgment the physician or
optometrist finds that such lenses will not fulfill the visual requirements of the particular
patient and directs in writing the use of other lenses.
(b) No person shall fabricate, sell, offer to sell or have in his possession with intent to
sell or offer to sell eyeglasses or sunglasses having frames manufactured from cellulose
nitrate or materials having flammable characteristics approximately those of cellulose
nitrate as found and established in the American National Standards Institute standards,
as amended, or such other standard as may be established in regulations adopted pursuant
to section 20-141.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars.
(1969, P.A. 361, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 361; 457, S. 1; P.A. 73-612, S. 2; P.A. 86-43, S. 4.)
History: 1971 acts added Subsec. (d) re remounting lenses or reusing frames owned prior to January 1, 1971, and
rephrased Subsec. (a) to replace requirement for plastic, laminated or tempered or case-hardened glass lenses with requirement for impact resistant lenses as specified; P.A. 73-612 required that lenses meet specified standards of American
National Standards Institute; P.A. 86-43 changed the standards and deleted Subsec. (d) which pertained to frames owned
prior to January 1, 1971.