§ 63-26-124. Administrative Procedures
All proceedings shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 63-26-125. Enjoining Prohibited Practices
The commissioner is authorized and empowered to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction to enjoin any person who is practicing or attempting to practice electrology without possessing a valid license to practice, and to enjoin any person, firm or corporation from performing any act or rendering any service that constitutes the practice of […]
§ 63-26-126. Assistance of District Attorneys General
The commissioner shall at all times have the power to call upon the district attorneys general in the various districts to assist the commissioner. It is hereby declared to be the duty of all district attorneys general throughout the state to assist the commissioner, upon the commissioner’s request, in any suit for injunction or prosecution […]
§ 63-26-127. Penalties — Disposition of Fines
Any person who practices electrology without a license commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each violation of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. All civil penalties for a violation of this chapter shall be paid to the commissioner and given to the state treasurer as provided in § 63-26-107.
§ 63-26-114. Reexamination
If a candidate fails a part or parts of an examination, the candidate may retake a failed section of the examination or retake a subsequent examination, after paying the reexamination fee and submitting the commissioner-approved form for reexamination at least thirty (30) days prior to reexamination date. If, after two (2) attempts, the examination is […]
§ 63-26-115. Licensing Without Examination
Without the required examination, the commissioner shall approve as a licensed electrologist any person meeting the provisions of § 63-26-111(1)-(3), (6) and (7) and who has actively been engaged in the practice of electrology in this state for a period of six (6) months or more prior to making application for licensure. Payment of the […]
§ 63-26-116. Licensing of Instructors Without Examination
The commissioner shall approve as a licensed electrology instructor without the required examination any person who meets the waiver requirements in § 63-26-115 and who has taught electrology for at least three (3) consecutive years prior to June 30, 1989. The commissioner shall require satisfactory documentation of prior continuous teaching in electrology. Application for an […]
§ 63-26-117. Waiver of Examination
The commissioner may grant a waiver of examination; provided, that the applicant: Provides adequate evidence that an electrology license was acquired after passing an electrology examination in another state, and that the examination was substantially equivalent to the examination for which the applicant seeks waiver in this state; Became licensed in another state after meeting […]
§ 63-26-118. Issuance of License — Display — Changes
The commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant meeting the requirements of this chapter for the license designation as an electrologist, or an electrology instructor, or an approved school teaching electrology. All licenses issued by the commissioner must be conspicuously displayed at the site of use. All licensees shall keep the commissioner informed of […]
§ 63-26-119. Authority Over Educational Programs — Fraudulent or Deceptive Promotions
In addition to other powers and duties, the commissioner has the authority to: Set standards by which an electrology education program may be approved; Review with the state board of education and the Tennessee higher education commission a progressive electrology education program in the state; Evaluate the need for such programs in the geographical area […]