Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists
§ 43-10-9. Application for Certificate of Registration

History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 45, § 10; Ga. L. 1966, p. 195, § 5; Ga. L. 1977, p. 803, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1327, § 5; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1420, § 7; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1219, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1057, § 7; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 43; Ga. L. 1986, p. 843, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1239, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 814, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 43; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1077, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1185, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2006, p. 904, § 5/SB 145; Ga. L. 2006, p. 917, § 2/HB 1170; Ga. L. 2008, p. 335, § 7/SB 435; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314; Ga. L. 2016, p. 846, § 43/HB 737; Ga. L. 2018, p. 996, § 5/SB 461; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 3-1/SB 214; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 43/SB 429; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 10(3)/SB 397.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, rewrote this Code section.
The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted “person” preceding “individual” preceding “individual” near the beginning of paragraph (b)(1).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of subsection (h) as paragraph (h)(1); in paragraph (h)(1), deleted “the” preceding “practical examination” in the middle of the first and second sentences, in the first sentence, inserted “but prior July 1, 2018,” and substituted “individual” for “applicant” near the beginning, and substituted “examinations” for “examination” at the end, and, in the second sentence, inserted “either” in the middle; and added paragraph (h)(2).
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “is of good moral character;” following “has met the minimum educational requirements;” in the second sentence of paragraphs (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), (e)(1) and (e)(2).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “barber shop” for “barbershop” in the middle of the second sentence of paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “general educational development (GED)” throughout this Code section.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2018, “to” was inserted following “but prior” near the beginning of paragraph (h)(1).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Examinations, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Cosmetology, Chapter 130-6.
Reciprocity, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Cosmetology, Chapter 130-8.

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