1. It is unlawful for any person to conduct or operate a cosmetological establishment, an establishment for hair braiding, a school of cosmetology or any other place of business in which any one or any combination of the occupations of cosmetology are taught or practiced unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of cosmetology or any branch thereof, whether for compensation or otherwise, unless the person is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
3. This chapter does not prohibit:
(a) Any student in any school of cosmetology established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter from engaging, in the school and as a student, in work connected with any branch or any combination of branches of cosmetology in the school.
(b) An electrologist’s apprentice from participating in a course of practical training and study.
(c) A person issued a provisional license as an instructor pursuant to NRS 644A.415 from acting as an instructor and accepting compensation therefor while accumulating the hours of training as a teacher required for an instructor’s license.
(d) The rendering of services relating to the practice of cosmetology by a person who is licensed or registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if those services are rendered in connection with photographic services provided by a photographer.
(e) A registered cosmetologist’s apprentice from engaging in the practice of cosmetology under the immediate supervision of a licensed cosmetologist.
(f) A registered shampoo technologist from engaging in the practice of shampoo technology under the immediate supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or hair designer.
(g) A registered esthetician’s apprentice from engaging in the practice of esthetics under the immediate supervision of a licensed esthetician or licensed cosmetologist.
(h) A registered hair designer’s apprentice from engaging in the practice of hair design under the immediate supervision of a licensed hair designer or licensed cosmetologist.
(i) A registered nail technologist’s apprentice from engaging in the practice of nail technology under the immediate supervision of a licensed nail technologist or licensed cosmetologist.
(j) A makeup artist registered pursuant to NRS 644A.395 from engaging in the practice of makeup artistry for compensation or otherwise in a licensed cosmetological establishment.
4. A person employed to render services relating to the practice of cosmetology in the course of and incidental to the production of a motion picture, television program, commercial or advertisement is exempt from the licensing or registration requirements of this chapter if he or she renders those services only to persons who will appear in that motion picture, television program, commercial or advertisement.
5. A person practicing hair braiding is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter applicable to hair braiding if the hair braiding is practiced on a person who is related within the sixth degree of consanguinity and the person does not accept compensation for the hair braiding.
[Part 3:218:1931; A 1933, 237; 1937, 80; 1931 NCL § 1862.02]—(NRS A 1981, 1351; 1985, 1629, 1853; 1987, 1201; 1989, 1319, 2005; 1991, 2056; 1999, 1152; 2011, 3034; 2015, 594, 2395; 2017, 568)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 644.190)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 644A.011 - "Ablative esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.012 - "Advanced esthetic procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.013 - "Advanced esthetician" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.014 - "Advanced esthetics" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.015 - "Advertise" and "advertising" defined.
NRS 644A.020 - "Board" defined.
NRS 644A.025 - "Cosmetological establishment" defined.
NRS 644A.030 - "Cosmetologist" defined.
NRS 644A.035 - "Cosmetologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.045 - "Demonstrator of cosmetics" defined.
NRS 644A.047 - "Dermaplaning" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.050 - "Electrologist" defined.
NRS 644A.055 - "Electrologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.060 - "Establishment for hair braiding" defined.
NRS 644A.062 - "Esthetic medical device" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.063 - "Esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.065 - "Esthetician" defined.
NRS 644A.070 - "Esthetician’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.075 - "Esthetics" defined.
NRS 644A.076 - "Exfoliation" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.077 - "Extraction" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.080 - "Hair braider" defined.
NRS 644A.085 - "Hair braiding" defined.
NRS 644A.090 - "Hair design" defined.
NRS 644A.095 - "Hair designer" defined.
NRS 644A.100 - "Hair designer’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.103 - "Hydrotherapy" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.105 - "Makeup artist" defined.
NRS 644A.110 - "Makeup artistry" defined.
NRS 644A.112 - "Microdermabrasion" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.113 - "Microneedling" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.115 - "Nail technologist" defined.
NRS 644A.120 - "Nail technologist’s apprentice" defined.
NRS 644A.125 - "Nail technology" defined.
NRS 644A.127 - "Nonablative esthetic medical procedure" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.130 - "Shampoo technologist" defined.
NRS 644A.135 - "Shampoo technology" defined.
NRS 644A.140 - "Threading" defined.
NRS 644A.200 - Creation; number and appointment of members; composition.
NRS 644A.210 - Terms and oaths of members; removal.
NRS 644A.225 - Employees, attorneys and other professional consultants.
NRS 644A.230 - Duties and compensation of employees; offices; records and files; seal; subpoenas.
NRS 644A.235 - Biennial report to Governor.
NRS 644A.265 - Record of proceedings; other duties.
NRS 644A.270 - Hearings and proceedings by or before less than entire Board.
NRS 644A.275 - Regulations: Generally.
NRS 644A.280 - Regulations governing sanitary conditions.
NRS 644A.300 - Cosmetologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.305 - Cosmetologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.315 - Hair designers: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.320 - Hair designers: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.328 - Advanced estheticians: Qualifications for examination. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.329 - Advanced estheticians: Scope of examination. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 644A.330 - Estheticians: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.335 - Estheticians: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.345 - Nail technologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.350 - Nail technologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.360 - General qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.370 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.380 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.385 - Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.390 - Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.400 - Electrologists: Qualifications for examination.
NRS 644A.405 - Electrologists: Scope of examination.
NRS 644A.410 - Electrologist’s apprentice: Application for registration; fee.
NRS 644A.475 - Examinations: General requirements.
NRS 644A.505 - Duplicate license or certificate of registration; fee.
NRS 644A.530 - Display of license or certificate of registration.
NRS 644A.610 - Expiration of license; effect of failure to timely pay renewal fee.
NRS 644A.630 - Food and beverage sales.
NRS 644A.660 - Expiration of license; effect of failure to timely pay renewal fee.
NRS 644A.665 - Display of license.
NRS 644A.670 - Practice of hair braiding by certain licensees.
NRS 644A.675 - Supervision by licensed person.
NRS 644A.680 - Food and beverage sales.
NRS 644A.710 - Display of license.
NRS 644A.715 - Fee for each student to be paid to Board.
NRS 644A.720 - Surety bonds; payment plans; regulations.
NRS 644A.730 - Certain cosmetological establishments deemed schools of cosmetology.
NRS 644A.735 - Staff of instructors.
NRS 644A.750 - Restrictions on advertisement of work of students on public for pay.
NRS 644A.755 - Unconscionable contracts with students.
NRS 644A.800 - Advertisements for services relating to practice of cosmetology.
NRS 644A.870 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 644A.875 - Complaints: Filing.
NRS 644A.880 - Complaints: Referral to another licensing board; civil immunity.
NRS 644A.900 - Unlawful practices without license or certificate of registration; exceptions.
NRS 644A.915 - Unlawful acts concerning practice of barbering.
NRS 644A.920 - Styling of hairpieces: Restrictions.
NRS 644A.970 - Injunctive relief.
NRS 644A.975 - Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive.