Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists
§ 43-10-19. Penalty

History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 45, §§ 16-18; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1057, § 15; Ga. L. 2000, p. 814, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 904, § 12/SB 145; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314; Ga. L. 2018, p. 996, § 8/SB 461.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), inserted “barber or” throughout, near the middle, inserted “beauty salon” and “, or school of barbering”, substituted “salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering” for “salon, or school” and substituted “such person” for “he or she” near the end; and substituted “salon, barber shop, or school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering that employs an individual who” for “salon, or school that employs a person who” in subsection (b).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “If any person not lawfully entitled to a certificate of registration under this chapter shall practice the occupation of a barber or cosmetologist; or if any such person shall endeavor to learn the trade of a barber or cosmetologist by practicing the same under the instructions of a barber or cosmetologist or other person, other than as provided in this chapter; or if any such person shall instruct or attempt to instruct any person in such trade; or if any proprietor of or person in control of or operating any beauty shop, beauty salon, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall knowingly employ for the purpose of practicing such occupation any barber or cosmetologist not registered under this chapter; or if any person, beauty shop, salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall engage in any of the acts covered in this chapter though not registered under the provisions of this chapter; or if any person shall falsely or fraudulently pretend to be qualified under this chapter to practice or learn such trade or occupation; or if any person shall violate any provision of the chapter for which a penalty is not specifically provided, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists

§ 43-10-1. Definitions

§ 43-10-2. State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers; Members, Meetings, Officers, and Powers

§ 43-10-3. Reimbursement of Board Members

§ 43-10-5. Records of Board Generally

§ 43-10-6. Rules and Regulations as to Sanitary Requirements; Instruction on Hiv and Aids; Inspections; Unsanitary Condition as Nuisance

§ 43-10-7. Issuance of Certificates of Registration

§ 43-10-8. Certificate of Registration Required

§ 43-10-9. Application for Certificate of Registration

§ 43-10-10. Display of Certificate of Registration; Renewal; Reinstatement; Continuing Education Requirements; Exemptions

§ 43-10-11. Registration of Shops, Salons, and Schools

§ 43-10-12. Regulation and Licenses for Schools; Teachers and Instructors; Registration of Apprentices; Certification as Teacher by Department of Education

§ 43-10-13. Right to Set Course of Study for Students; Application for Examination; Apprenticeship

§ 43-10-14. Study by Individuals 16 Years of Age and Older; Registration of Apprentices; Registration Certificate; Waiver of Education Requirements

§ 43-10-15. Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation, or Restoration of Certificates of Registration; Reprimand of Certificate Holders; Fines

§ 43-10-16. Injunction Against Unlicensed or Unregistered Practice

§ 43-10-17. Employment of Persons to Wash, Shampoo, Comb, and Brush Hair in Beauty Shops, Beauty Salons, and Barber Shops

§ 43-10-18. Home Beauty Shops, Beauty Salons, or Barber Shops

§ 43-10-18.2. Exemption From Licensing Requirement for Nursing Home Facility

§ 43-10-18.3. Serving Physically Disabled or Infirm Persons in Residence, Assisted Living Facility, Nursing Home, Hospital, or Similar Facility

§ 43-10-19. Penalty

§ 43-10-20. Teaching of Barbering or the Practice of a Cosmetologist in Prisons; Certification of Registration