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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-102 - Scope of Title - This title does not prohibit: (1) an individual from practicing...
Subtitle 2 - State Board of Cosmetologists
Section 5-201 - Established - There is a State Board of Cosmetologists in the Department.
Section 5-202 - Membership - (a) (1) The Board consists of seven members. (2) Of...
Section 5-203 - Officers - (a) From among its members, the Board annually shall elect...
Section 5-204 - Quorum; Formal Actions; Meetings; Compensation; Staff; Executive Director; Office - (a) A majority of the members then serving on the...
Section 5-205 - Regulations and Bylaws; Curriculum Standards - (a) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the...
Section 5-206 - Certification About Licensee, Permit Holder, or Registrant - (a) On request of any person and payment of a...
Section 5-207 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the...
Section 5-208 - Disposition of Money - (a) Except for the examination fees that the Board shall...
Section 5-209 - Judicial Review - Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board...
Section 5-210 - Authority of Secretary - The Board exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to...
Subtitle 3 - Licenses
Section 5-301 - License Required; Limited License; Exceptions - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual...
Section 5-302 - Practice by Students -- in General - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, a...
Section 5-303 - Practice by Students -- Public School Students - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a student...
Section 5-304 - Qualifications of Applicants -- Licenses to Practice - (a) (1) To qualify for a license to practice as...
Section 5-305 - Qualifications of Applicants -- Limited Licenses - (a) To qualify for a limited license to practice cosmetology,...
Section 5-306 - Applications for Licenses - An applicant for a license: (1) shall submit to the...
Section 5-307 - Examinations - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 5–307.1 of this...
Section 5-307.1 - Use of Testing Service to Administer Examinations - (a) The Board may use a testing service to administer...
Section 5-308 - Waiver of Examination Requirement -- License to Practice - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board...
Section 5-309 - Issuance of License - If an applicant qualifies for a license under this subtitle,...
Section 5-310 - Scope of Licenses - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of...
Section 5-311 - Term and Renewal of Licenses - (a) The initial term of a license is 2 years....
Section 5-312 - Reinstatement of Expired Licenses - (a) The Board shall reinstate the license of an individual...
Section 5-313 - Display of Licenses - Each license issued under this subtitle shall be displayed conspicuously...
Section 5-314 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties; Procedure; Opportunity to Correct Violation - (a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5-315...
Section 5-315 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the...
Section 5-316 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked License - The Board may reinstate the license of an individual whose...
Subtitle 4 - Registration of Apprentices
Section 5-401 - Registration Required - An individual shall be registered by the Board before the...
Section 5-402 - Applications for Registration - An applicant for registration shall: (1) submit to the Board...
Section 5-403 - Registration and Issuance of Certificate - The Board shall register and issue a certificate of registration...
Section 5-404 - Scope of Registration - While registration as an apprentice is in effect, the registration...
Section 5-405 - Term and Renewal of Registration - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this...
Section 5-406 - Display of Certificates - Each registered individual shall display the certificate of registration conspicuously...
Section 5-407 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties; Procedure; Opportunity to Correct Violation - (a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5–408...
Section 5-408 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the...
Section 5-409 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Registration - The Board may reinstate the registration of an individual whose...
Subtitle 5 - Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools
Part I - Beauty Salons
Section 5-501 - Beauty Salon Permit Required - (a) A person shall hold a beauty salon permit issued...
Section 5-502 - Qualifications of Applicants for Beauty Salon Permits - (a) To qualify for a beauty salon permit, an applicant...
Section 5-503 - Applications for Beauty Salon Permits - (a) An applicant for a beauty salon permit shall: (1)...
Section 5-504 - Issuance of Beauty Salon Permit; Barbershop Permit - (a) The Board shall issue a beauty salon permit to...
Section 5-505 - Scope of Beauty Salon Permits - (a) While a beauty salon permit is in effect, it...
Section 5-506 - Term and Renewal of Beauty Salon Permits - (a) Unless a beauty salon permit is renewed for a...
Section 5-506.1 - Reinstatement of Expired Permits - (a) The Board may reinstate a beauty salon permit that...
Part II - Cosmetology Schools
Section 5-509 - Operation in Sanitary Manner - (a) The Board may adopt regulations to ensure that each...
Part III - Inspections; Disciplinary Action
Section 5-520 - Inspections - (a) (1) The Board may appoint inspectors to conduct inspections....
Section 5-521 - Display of Permits - Each beauty salon permit holder shall display the beauty salon...
Section 5-522 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties; Procedure; Opportunity to Correct Violation - (a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5–523...
Section 5-523 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the...
Section 5-524 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Permit - The Board may reinstate the beauty salon permit of a...
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 5-601 - Practicing Without License - Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may...
Section 5-602 - Operating Beauty Salon Without Permit - A person may not operate a beauty salon in the...
Section 5-603 - Failure to Register - A person may not serve as an apprentice unless registered...
Section 5-604 - Misrepresentation - (a) (1) Unless authorized under this title to practice cosmetology,...
Section 5-605 - Practice Allowed Only in Specified Places - (a) Except as provided in §§ 5–302 and 5–303 of...
Section 5-606 - Use of Beauty Salon for Residential Purposes - An owner or lessee of a beauty salon may not...
Section 5-607 - Infectious or Contagious Diseases - (a) An owner or lessee of a beauty salon may...
Section 5-608 - Student Practice - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 5-608.1 - Methyl Methacrylate Liquid Monomer - (a) A person may not use or possess methyl methacrylate...
Section 5-608.2 - Lasers - The Board may prohibit or restrict the use or possession...
Section 5-609 - Penalties - (a) A person who violates any provision of this title...
Section 5-610 - Citations - (a) Following an inspection of a beauty salon, if a...
Subtitle 7 - Short Title; Termination of Title
Section 5-701 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the “Maryland Cosmetologists Act”.
Section 5-702 - Termination of Title - Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland...