This chapter constitutes the chapter on hair, skin, nail care, and electrolysis and may be known and cited as the Barbering and Cosmetology Act....

The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) Department means the Department of Consumer Affairs. (b) Director means the Director of Consumer Affairs. ...

(a) Notwithstanding Article 8 (commencing with Section 9148) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code, there is in the Department of Consumer Affairs the...

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the...

The board shall conduct the following studies and reviews, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the department and the Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee no...

The board shall be subject to review pursuant to Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 473)....

The board shall establish a principal office, and may establish branch offices and examination facilities in the state as may be deemed necessary for the board to conduct its business....

The board shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of the board's records....

The board shall do all of the following: (a) Make rules and regulations in aid or furtherance of this chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) Conduct and...

(a) (1) To ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of this chapter, the board's executive officer and authorized representatives shall, except as provided by Section 159.5, have access...

The board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to its public meetings, meetings of committees, and records relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension and...

A majority of the board may, in any meeting properly noticed in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, exercise all the duties and powers devolving upon the board....

(a) The practice of barbering is all or any combination of the following practices: (1) Shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair. (2) Giving facial and scalp massages or...

Except as provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis for compensation without a valid,...

This chapter does not prohibit the administration of any practice subject to this chapter outside of a licensed establishment, when necessary due to the illness or other physical...

The following persons are exempt from this chapter: (a) All persons authorized by the laws of this state to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, osteopathic...

Students engaged in performing services on the public while enrolled in a school approved by the board shall not be required to be licensed under this chapter if they perform those services...

This chapter confers no authority to practice medicine or surgery....

When providing a manicure or pedicure, no metal instruments shall be used except those metal instruments necessary for the cutting, trimming, manicuring, or pedicuring of nails or cuticles....

Any licensee who uses an X-ray appliance, apparatus or machine in the treatment of any human being or for the purpose of or with the intent to remove superfluous hair from the face or body...

Persons who are not licensed to perform all of the practices of a cosmetologist may not represent themselves as a cosmetologist....

Persons who are not licensed as barbers in this state may not represent themselves as barbers....

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist to practice cosmetology any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required...

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a barber to practice barbering, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter,...

The board shall admit to examination for a license as an esthetician to practice skin care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this...

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a manicurist to practice nail care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by...

The board shall admit to examination for a license as an electrologist to practice electrolysis, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required...

The board may grant a license to practice to an applicant if the applicant submits all of the following to the board: (a) A completed application form and all fees required by the board. ...

An apprentice is any person who is licensed by the board to engage in learning or acquiring a knowledge of barbering, cosmetology, skin care, nail care, or electrology, in a...

The apprentice training program shall be conducted in compliance with the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3070) of Division 3...

(a) The board may license as an apprentice in barbering, cosmetology, skin care, or nail care any person who has made application to the board upon the proper form, has paid the fee required...

(a) The license of an apprentice shall expire two years from the date the license was issued, or on the date the apprentice is issued a license following the license examination, or...

An apprentice may do any or all of the acts for which he or she is licensed only in the licensed establishment and under the supervision and employment of a licensee approved by the board....

Every application for admission to examination and licensure shall be in writing, on forms prepared and furnished by the board. Each application shall be accompanied by the required...

(a) The board shall adopt regulations providing for the submittal of applications for admission to examination of students of approved cosmetology, electrology, or barbering schools...

The examination of applicants for a license shall include both a practical demonstration and a written test and shall embrace the subjects typically taught in a program approved by the board. ...

All examinations shall be prepared by or under the direction of the board. The board shall establish standards and procedures governing administration and grading and shall...

The board shall mail or deliver to every person failing any examination provided for in this chapter the total grade received on the examination. An unsuccessful applicant for licensure,...

Licenses in the practice of the occupation for which the license was sought shall be issued by the board to any applicant who satisfactorily passes an examination, who possesses...

The board may contract or otherwise arrange for reasonably required physical accommodations and facilities to conduct examinations....

If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or fails to take the examination within one year after becoming eligible therefor,...

(a) For purposes of this chapter, establishment means any premises, building or part of a building where any activity licensed under this chapter is practiced. (b) Establishment...

Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate an establishment shall make an application to the bureau for a license accompanied by the fee prescribed by this chapter. The...

An establishment shall at all times be in the charge of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter except an apprentice....

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to hire, employ, or allow to be employed, or permit to work, in or about an establishment, any person who performs or practices...

It is an unfair business practice for any person, firm, or corporation who engages in a practice regulated under this chapter to use the traditional symbol known as the barber pole,...

No person having charge of an establishment, whether as an owner or an employee, shall permit any room or part thereof in which any occupation regulated under this chapter is conducted...

Every establishment shall provide at least one public toilet room located on or near the premises for its patrons. Any toilet room installed on or after July 1, 1992, shall be not less...

Every establishment shall provide adequate and convenient handwashing facilities, including running water, soap and approved sanitary towels....

(a) (1) Within 90 days after issuance of the establishment license, the board or its agents or assistants shall inspect the establishment for compliance with the applicable requirements...

For purposes of this article, mobile unit means any self-contained, self-supporting, enclosed mobile unit which is at least 24 feet in length which is licensed as an establishment...

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate a mobile unit shall make an application to the board for a license containing the information and data set forth in subdivision...

An application to transfer ownership or control of an existing licensed mobile unit shall be filed by the purchaser or lessor with the board within 10 days after purchase. Each application...

(a) Mobile units shall comply with regulations adopted by the board that assure that the unit shall be kept clean, in good repair, and in compliance with this article. (b) Each mobile...

A mobile unit shall at all times be in the charge of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter except an apprentice....

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to hire, employ, allow to be employed, or permit to work, in or about a mobile unit, any person who performs or practices any...

No person having charge of a mobile unit, whether as an owner or an employee, shall permit any room, or part thereof, in which any occupation regulated under this chapter is conducted...

All laws governing establishments under this chapter, except Article 6 (commencing with Section 7346), apply to mobile units, unless otherwise provided....

(a) A school approved by the board is one which is licensed by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or a public school in this state, and provides a course...

A school of cosmetology approved by the board shall also meet all of the following: (a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for comprehensive instruction of 25 cosmetology...

A school of barbering approved by the board shall also do all of the following: (a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for comprehensive instruction of 15 barber students or...

A school of electrology approved by the board shall also do all of the following: (a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for comprehensive instruction of five electrology...

(a) A course in barbering established by a school shall consist of not less than 1,500 hours of practical training and technical instruction in the practice of barbering as defined...

A skin care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical training and technical instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board regulation....

A nail care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 350 hours of practical training and technical instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board regulation....

An electrolysis course established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical training and technical instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board regulation....

For students who change from one program of instruction to another, the board shall grant credit for training obtained in one course that is identical to training required in another course....

No school shall advertise barbering, cosmetology or electrolysis services to the public through any medium unless those services are expressly designated as student work....

The board shall develop or adopt a health and safety course on hazardous substances which shall be taught in schools approved by the board. Course development shall include pilot testing...

A course of training in barbering or cosmetology established by federal or state correctional institutions in California may qualify a person thereby trained to take the examination for licensure...

(a) A cosmetology or barbering instructor training course shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical training and technical instruction in accordance with a curriculum...

(a) The board shall admit to examination for license as a cosmetology or barbering instructor any person who has made application to the board in the proper form, who has paid the fee required...

(a) Each licensed instructor shall complete at least 30 clock hours of continuing education in the teaching of vocational education during each two-year licensing period. This section...

(a) Each licensed instructor shall complete at least 30 clock hours of continuing education in the teaching of vocational education during each two-year licensing period. This section does not...

(a) As a condition of the renewal of the license of an instructor, the board may periodically require instructors to demonstrate current competence through continuing education as provided for...

(a) The board's continuing education requirements shall not apply to instructors whose licenses are on inactive status according to the records maintained by the board. (b) Instructors...

(a) If an instructor with an active license status does not provide proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements provided for in this chapter within 45 days of a request from...

(a) A student who is enrolled in a school of cosmetology approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in a course approved by the board may, upon completion of...

The form and content of a license issued by the board shall be determined in accordance with Section 164. The license shall prominently state that the holder is licensed as a...

Every licensee shall display the license in a conspicuous place in his or her place of business or place of employment....

A duplicate license shall be issued upon the filing of a statement explaining the loss, verified by the oath of the applicant, and accompanied by the fee required by this chapter....

Under no circumstances shall a temporary license be issued....

Every licensee of the board, except establishments shall, within 30 days after a change of address, notify the board of the new address, and, upon receipt of the notification, the board...

(a) An individual licensed pursuant to Section 7396 shall report to the board at the time of license renewal, his or her practice status, designated as one of the following: (1)...

Any person, firm, association or corporation violating this chapter, for which violation there is no specific penalty otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine...

(a) The board may revoke, suspend, or deny at any time any license required by this chapter on any of the grounds for disciplinary action provided in this article. The proceedings...

(a) In addition to the authority provided by Sections 494 and 7403, the executive officer, in his or her discretion, may upon written notice immediately close any establishment...

The grounds for disciplinary action are as follows: (a) Unprofessional conduct which includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Incompetence or gross negligence,...

Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided....

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the license suspended...

In addition to the authority to conduct disciplinary proceedings under this chapter, the board, through its duly authorized representatives, shall have authority to assess administrative...

The board shall establish by regulation a schedule of administrative fines for violations of this chapter. All moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the...

The board, through its duly authorized representatives, shall issue a citation with respect to any violation for which an administrative fine may be assessed. Each citation shall be...

Any licensee served with a citation may avoid the payment of the associated administrative fine by presentation of written proof satisfactory to the board, or its executive officer,...

Persons to whom a notice of violation or a citation is issued and an administrative fine assessed may appeal the citation to a disciplinary review committee established by the board....

Persons receiving a decision from a disciplinary review committee may appeal the decision by filing a written request, within 30 days after receipt of the decision, to the program administrator. ...

Appeals of citations not filed in a timely manner or failure of the appellant or the appellant's representative to appear before the disciplinary review committee at the appointed time...

Persons who fail to pay administrative fines that were not contested or were contested but the appeal has been adjudicated, shall not be issued a license or allowed to renew any licenses...

All records required by law to be kept by tanning facilities subject to the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 (Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 22700) of Division 8), including, but...

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 (Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 22700) of Division 8), is an infraction subject...

(a) Any representative of the board designated by the director shall have the authority to issue a written notice to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5)...

The board, and its authorized representatives, may disseminate information to tanning facilities regarding compliance with the Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988....

This article shall be applicable only to those tanning facilities operated in conjunction with, or at the same location as, an establishment licensed under this chapter....

The board may adopt regulations concerning the operation of tanning facilities in licensed establishments....

Licenses issued under this chapter, unless specifically excepted, shall be issued for a two-year period and shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month of issuance by the board....

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license that has expired for failure of the licensee to renew within the time fixed by this article may be renewed at any time within...

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a license which has not been renewed within five years following its expiration shall be deemed canceled and may not be...

A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed by the licensee as provided in this article, but that renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license...

A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but may not be renewed. If it is reinstated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act after its...

The fees shall be set by the board, within the limits set forth in this article, in amounts necessary to cover the expenses of the board in performing its duties under this chapter....

All fees collected on behalf of the board and all receipts of every kind and nature, shall be reported to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding. At the...

The amounts of the fees required by this chapter relating to licenses for individual practitioners are as follows: (a) (1) Cosmetologist application and examination fee shall be the actual...

The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate an establishment are as follows: (a) The application and initial license fee shall be not more...

The amounts of the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses to operate a mobile unit are as follows: (a) The application fee shall be not more than fifty dollars ($50). (b)...

The fee for a duplicate license as provided for in Section 7398 shall be ten dollars ($10)....

The board may, by regulation, divide the fees payable under this chapter relating to licenses into separate categories based upon processing functions, such as application...