(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice barbering, barber permanent waving, cosmetology, hairstyling, waxing, aesthetics or nail care in this state without a license or certification issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person […]
(a) A professional licensee and certificate holder shall annually on or before January 1, renew his or her professional license or certificate by completing a form prescribed by the board, paying the renewal fee, and submitting any other information required by the board. (b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal of a […]
(a) The board may issue a work permit to practice to an applicant who meets the following conditions: (1) Has graduated from a licensed school approved by the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education (CCTCE), Department of Education in conjunction with CCTCE or Department of Education with the Department of Corrections or […]
[Repealed.]
(a) Prior to commencing studies in a licensed school, a student shall acquire a student registration issued by the board. (b) An applicant for a student registration shall present satisfactory evidence that he or she meets the following conditions: (1) Is enrolled as a student in a licensed school;
(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a professional license and work and student permits, including a photograph, and may issue a duplicate license or permit upon payment of a fee. (b) Every professional licensee and work permitee shall display his or her license or permit in a conspicuous place at his or her […]
(a) It is unlawful for a person to practice as a professional licensee, certificate holder or be a permitee or be a certified instructor while having an infectious, contagious or communicable disease. (b) The board may, with cause, require a professional licensee, permitee, certificate holder or certified instructor to submit to a physical examination and […]
A licensed school may provide clinical instruction and theory instruction in separate locations. Any school authorized under this article cannot be established within the same physical structure as a salon, spa or similar business licensed under W. Va. Code §30-27-17.
(a) The board may issue a certificate to be an instructor in a school to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) Meets the educational requirements established by the board;
(a) Prior to opening a salon, any person, firm or corporation owning and/or operating a salon, and any person, firm or corporation practicing in a field authorized by this article, shall meet the following requirements to acquire a salon license to do business: (1) The salon has been approved by the board as having met […]
(a) Every mobile shop in this state offering services set forth in this article shall be operated under the supervision and management of a professional licensee or certificate holder licensed under this article. (b) Prior to opening a mobile shop, any person, firm, or corporation owning and/or operating the mobile shop shall meet the following […]
(a) Every salon in this state offering the services set forth in this article shall be operated under the supervision and management of a professional licensee or certificate holder licensed under this article. (b) Any services set forth in this article may be conducted within the same salon. A suitable sign shall be displayed at […]
(a) Any professional licensee or certificate holder who elects to rent or lease a booth or chair from a licensed salon owner and/or operator must comply with the following to receive a registration from the board: (1) Register with the board;
The practices licensed under the provisions of this article and the board of Barbers and Cosmetologists are subject to the provisions of article one of this chapter, the provisions of this article, and any rules promulgated hereunder.
(a) The board may upon its own motion based on credible information, and shall upon the written complaint of any person cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article or the legislative rules of the board. (b) Upon initiation or receipt of the complaint, the board […]
(a) Hearings shall be governed by the provisions of section eight, article one of this chapter. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, at the conclusion of a hearing he or she shall […]
Any licensee, permittee, registrant or certificate holder adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of […]
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee, permitee, registrant or certificate holder has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official. (b) Effective July 15, 2009, a […]
In any action brought or in any proceeding initiated under this article, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this article is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
NOTE: West Virginia Code 30-27-3 was amended by two bills passed during the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature. When two acts of the Legislature amend the same section of the Code without express recognition in the bill of the action of the other bill, the Legislative Manager makes no determination as to the appropriate, […]
