Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 329

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 329
in effect

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.010 Definitions.

329.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms mean: (1) "Accredited school of cosmetology or school of manicuring" , an establishment operated for the purpose of teaching cosmetology as defined in this section and meeting the criteria set forth under 34 C.F.R. Part 600, Sections 600.1 and 600.2; (2) "Apprentice" or "student" , a person who is engaged in training within a cosmetology establishment or school, and while so training performs any of the practices of the classified occupations within this chapter under the immediate direction and supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or instructor; (3) "Board" , the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners; (4) "Cosmetologist" , any person who, for compensation, engages in the practice of cosmetology, as defined in subdivision (5) of this section; (5) "Cosmetology" includes performing or offering to engage in any acts of the classified occupations of cosmetology for compensation, which shall include: (a) "Class CH - hairdresser" includes arranging, dressing, curling, singeing, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, bleaching, tinting, coloring or similar work upon the hair of any person by any means; or removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by means other than electricity, or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes. Class CH - hairdresser also includes any person who either with the person's hands or with mechanical or electrical apparatuses or appliances, or by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams engages for compensation in any one or any combination of the following: massaging, cleaning, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work upon the scalp, face, neck, arms or bust; (b) "Class MO - manicurist" includes cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleaning or otherwise beautifying a person's fingernails, applying artificial fingernails, massaging, cleaning a person's hands and arms; pedicuring, which includes cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleaning or otherwise beautifying a person's toenails, applying artificial toenails, massaging and cleaning a person's legs and feet; (c) "Class CA - hairdressing and manicuring" includes all practices of cosmetology, as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision; (d) "Class E - estheticians" includes the use of mechanical, electrical apparatuses or appliances, or by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams, not to exceed ten percent phenol, engages for compensation, either directly or indirectly, in any one, or any combination, of the following practices: massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work upon the scalp, face, neck, ears, arms, hands, bust, torso, legs or feet and removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes, of any person; (6) "Cosmetology establishment" , that part of any building wherein or whereupon any of the classified occupations are practiced including any space rented within a licensed establishment by a person licensed under this chapter, for the purpose of rendering cosmetology services; (7) "Cross-over license" , a license that is issued to any person who has met the licensure and examination requirements for both barbering and cosmetology; (8) "Hair braider" , any person who, for compensation, engages in the practice of hair braiding; (9) "Hair braiding" , in accordance with the requirements of section 329.275 , the use of techniques that result in tension on hair strands or roots by twisting, wrapping, waving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair by hand or mechanical device, but does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of the hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair; (10) "Hairdresser" , any person who, for compensation, engages in the practice of cosmetology as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision (5) of this section; (11) "Instructor" , any person who is licensed to teach cosmetology or any practices of cosmetology pursuant to this chapter; (12) "Manicurist" , any person who, for compensation, engages in any or all of the practices in paragraph (b) of subdivision (5) of this section; (13) "Parental consent" , the written informed consent of a minor's parent or legal guardian that must be obtained prior to providing body waxing on or near the genitalia; (14) "School of cosmetology" or "school of manicuring" , an establishment operated for the purpose of teaching cosmetology as defined in subdivision (5) of this section. (RSMo 1939 § 9812, A.L. 1979 H.B. 140, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1622, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9091

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.015 Board of cosmetology and barber examiners created, duties and ...

329.015. Board of cosmetology and barber examiners created, duties and responsibilities — appointment of members, terms, qualifications. — 1. There is hereby created and established a "Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners" for the purpose of licensing all persons engaged in the practice of cosmetology, manicuring, esthetics, and barbering, including but not limited to shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair; and to fulfill all other duties and responsibilities delegated by chapter 328 as it pertains to barbers and this chapter as it pertains to cosmetologists. The duties and responsibilities of the board of cosmetology and barber examiners as such duties and responsibilities pertain to barbers and cosmetologists shall not take full force and effect until such time as the governor appoints the members of the board of cosmetology and barber examiners and the appointments are confirmed by the senate. At such time, the powers and duties of the board of barber examiners and the state board of cosmetology shall be merged into the board under section 329.023 . 2. The governor shall appoint members to the board by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The board shall consist of eleven members each of whom are United States citizens and who have been residents of this state for at least one year immediately preceding their appointment. Of these eleven members, three shall be licensed cosmetologists holding a Class CA license classification, one shall be an accredited cosmetology school owner as defined in section 329.010 , one shall be the owner of a school licensed under subsection 1 of section 329.040 , one shall be a cosmetologist with a license of any type of cosmetology classification, three shall be licensed barbers, and two shall be voting public members. All members, except the public members and the accredited cosmetology school owner member, shall be cosmetologists and barbers duly registered as such and licensed under the laws of this state and shall have been actively engaged in the lawful practice of their profession for a period of at least five years immediately preceding their appointment. All members of the board, including public members and the accredited cosmetology school owner member, shall be chosen from lists submitted by the director of the division of professional registration. 3. Upon the appointment of the initial board members, at least two cosmetologist members and two barber members shall be appointed by the governor to serve a term of four years; two cosmetologist members, one barber member and a public member shall be appointed to serve a term of three years, and the remaining members of the initial board shall be appointed for a term of two years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate to serve four-year terms. The governor shall appoint members to fill any vacancies, whether it occurs by the expiration of a term or otherwise; provided, however, that any board member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and duly qualified. No person shall be eligible for reappointment that has served as a member of the board for a total of twelve years. 4. At the time of appointment, the public members shall be citizens of the United States, residents of this state for a period of at least one year immediately preceding their appointment, and a registered voter. The public members and the spouse of such members shall be persons who are not and never were a member of any profession licensed or regulated by the board. The public members and the spouse of such members shall be persons who do not have and never have had a material financial interest in the provision of the professional services regulated by the board, or an activity or organization directly related to any professions licensed or regulated by the board. The duties of the public members and the accredited school owner member shall not include the determination of the technical requirements to be met for licensure, or whether any person meets such technical requirements, or of the technical competence or technical judgment of a licensee or a candidate for licensure. 5. Any member who is a school owner shall not be allowed access to the testing and examination materials nor shall any such member be allowed to attend the administration of the examinations, except when such member is being examined for licensure. 6. The members of the board shall receive as compensation for their services the sum set by the board not to exceed seventy dollars for each day actually spent in attendance at meetings of the board plus actual and necessary expenses. (L. 2005 S.B. 280)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.025 Powers of the board, meetings - rulemaking authority.

329.025. Powers of the board, meetings — rulemaking authority. — 1. The board shall have power to: (1) Prescribe by rule for the examination of applicants for licensure to practice the classified occupations of barbering and cosmetology and issue licenses; (2) Prescribe by rule for the inspection of barber and cosmetology establishments and schools and appoint the necessary inspectors and examining assistants; (3) Prescribe by rule for the inspection of establishments and schools of barbering and cosmetology as to their sanitary conditions and to appoint the necessary inspectors and, if necessary, examining assistants; (4) Set the amount of the fees that this chapter and chapter 328 , authorize and require, by rules promulgated under section 536.021 . The fees shall be set at a level sufficient to produce revenue that shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering this chapter and chapter 328 ; (5) Employ and remove board personnel, as set forth in subdivision (4) of subsection 11 of section 324.001 , including an executive secretary or comparable position, inspectors, investigators, legal counsel and secretarial support staff, as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the board, within the limitations of its appropriation; (6) Elect one of its members president, one vice president, and one secretary with the limitation that no single profession can hold the positions of president and vice president at the same time; (7) Promulgate rules necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities designated by this chapter and chapter 328 ; (8) Determine the sufficiency of the qualifications of applicants; and (9) Prescribe by rule the minimum standards and methods of accountability for the schools of barbering and cosmetology licensed under this chapter and chapter 328 . 2. The board shall create no expense exceeding the sum received from time to time from fees imposed under this chapter and chapter 328 . 3. A majority of the board, with at least one representative of each profession being present, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 4. The board shall meet not less than six times annually. 5. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this chapter and chapter 328 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly under chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2001, shall be invalid and void. (L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.028 Board of cosmetology and barber examiners fund created, use of moneys.

329.028. Board of cosmetology and barber examiners fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners Fund", which shall consist of all moneys collected by the board. All fees provided for in this chapter and chapter 328 shall be payable to the director of the division of professional registration, who shall keep a record of the account showing the total payments received and shall immediately thereafter transmit them to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the board of cosmetology and barber examiners fund. All the salaries and expenses for the operation of the board shall be appropriated and paid from such fund. 2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board requires by rule license renewal less frequently than yearly, then three times the appropriation from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year. (L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1516 Revision merged with H.B. 1965)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.030 License required.

329.030. License required. — It is unlawful for any person in this state to engage in the occupation of cosmetology or to operate an establishment or school of cosmetology, unless such person has first obtained a license as provided by this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 9810, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292) Prior revision: 1929 § 9089 (2018) Section requiring African-American braiders to be licensed does not violate Equal Protection Clause and is rationally related to the state's interest in public health and safety. Ndioba Niang v. Carroll, 879 F.3d 870 (8th. Cir).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.032 Exemption from requirements, when.

329.032. Exemption from requirements, when. — 1. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to hairdressing, manicuring, or facial treatments given * in the home to members of a person's family or friends * for which no charge is made. 2. Nothing in this chapter or chapter 328 , except for the provisions of sections 329.010 and 329.275 , shall apply to persons engaged in the practice of hair braiding who have met the requirements in section 329.275 . (L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) *...* This language does not appear in H.B. 1500, 2018.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.033 Duplicate license, issued when.

329.033. Duplicate license, issued when. — If a license issued under this chapter has been destroyed, lost, mutilated beyond practical usage, or was never received, the licensee shall obtain a duplicate license from the board by appearing in person at the board's office or mailing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notarized affidavit stating that the license has been destroyed, lost, mutilated beyond practical usage, or was never received. (L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.034 Shampooing - no license required, when.

329.034. Shampooing — no license required, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division of professional registration shall not require any person who engages solely in shampooing under the supervision of a licensed barber or cosmetologist to be licensed as a barber or cosmetologist. For purposes of this section, "shampooing" means the act of washing or cleansing hair with shampoo for compensation. (L. 2021 H.B. 273)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.035 Person employed in retail cosmetic sales, definition - board, rules, inspection.

329.035. Person employed in retail cosmetic sales, definition — board, rules, inspection. — 1. For the purposes of this section, "person employed in retail cosmetic sales" means any person who assists customers to select cosmetics by allowing the customer to apply samples of demonstration cosmetics, assisting the customer to apply cosmetics, or applying the cosmetic to the customer. There shall be no skin-to-skin contact between the salesperson and the customer. Assisted cosmetic applications by the customer or the person employed in retail cosmetic sales shall be performed with single-use applicators, except for perfume or cologne, samples applied to the hand or the arm or dispensed from a tube, pump, spray or shaker container, or samples or applicators that have been cleansed before each use or application. No person employed in retail cosmetic sales as provided in this section shall accept any remuneration from the customer for performing any of the acts described in this section or make such assistance or application conditioned on any sale. 2. A license as required under section 329.030 is not required for persons who are employed in retail cosmetic sales if such persons do not hold themselves out to have a license, permit, certificate of registration or any other authority authorizing such person to practice the professions licensed by the board. 3. The board may promulgate rules establishing minimum sanitation standards for persons employed in retail cosmetic sales, but such rules shall not require a sink at the cosmetic counter for a source and drainage of water or any other electrical sanitation equipment required in hairdressing or cosmetologist's or manicurist's shops licensed pursuant to this chapter. The board may inspect retail cosmetic sales establishments to ensure compliance with this section and rules promulgated thereunder. (L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.040 Schools of cosmetology - license requirements, application, form - hours ...

329.040. Schools of cosmetology — license requirements, application, form — hours required for student cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians. — 1. Any person in good standing with the board may make application to the board for a license to own a school of cosmetology on a form provided upon request by the board. Every school of cosmetology in which any of the classified occupations of cosmetology are taught shall be required to obtain a license from the board prior to opening. The license shall be issued upon approval of the application by the board, the payment of the required fees, and the applicant meets other requirements provided in this chapter. The license shall be kept posted in plain view within the school at all times. 2. A school license renewal fee shall be due on or before the renewal date of any school license issued pursuant to this section. If the school license renewal fee is not paid on or before the renewal date, a late fee shall be added to the regular school license fee. 3. No school of cosmetology shall be granted a license pursuant to this chapter unless it: (1) Employs and has present in the school a competent licensed instructor for every twenty-five students in attendance for a given class period and one to ten additional students may be in attendance with the assistance of an instructor trainee. One instructor is authorized to teach up to three instructor trainees immediately after being granted an instructor's license; (2) Requires all students to be enrolled in a course of study of no less than three hours per day and no more than twelve hours per day with a weekly total that is no less than fifteen hours and no more than seventy-two hours; (3) Requires for the classified occupation of cosmetologist, the course of study shall be no less than one thousand five hundred hours or, for a student in public vocational/technical school no less than one thousand two hundred twenty hours; provided that, a school may elect to base the course of study on credit hours by applying the credit hour formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended. The student must earn a minimum of one hundred * sixty hours or equivalent credits of classroom training before the student may perform any of the acts of the classified occupation of cosmetology on any patron or customer of the school of cosmetology; (4) Requires for the classified occupation of manicurist, the course of study shall be no less than four hundred hours or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended. The student must earn a minimum of fifty hours or equivalent credits of classroom training before the student may perform any of the acts of the classified occupation of manicurist on any patron or customer of the school of cosmetology; (5) Requires for the classified occupation of esthetician, the course of study shall be no less than seven hundred fifty hours or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended. The student shall earn a minimum of seventy-five hours or equivalent credits of classroom training before the student may perform any of the acts of the classified occupation of esthetics on any patron or customer of the school of cosmetology or an esthetics school. 4. The subjects to be taught for the classified occupation of cosmetology shall be as follows and the hours required for each subject shall be not less than those contained in this subsection or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended: (1) Shampooing of all kinds, forty hours; (2) Hair coloring, bleaches and rinses, one hundred thirty hours; (3) Hair cutting and shaping, one hundred thirty hours; (4) Permanent waving and relaxing, one hundred twenty-five hours; (5) Hairsetting, pin curls, fingerwaves, thermal curling, two hundred twenty-five hours; (6) Combouts and hair styling techniques, one hundred five hours; (7) Scalp treatments and scalp diseases, thirty hours; (8) Facials, eyebrows and arches, forty hours; (9) Manicuring, hand and arm massage and treatment of nails, one hundred ten hours; (10) Cosmetic chemistry, twenty-five hours; (11) Salesmanship and shop management, ten hours; (12) Sanitation and sterilization, thirty hours; (13) Anatomy, twenty hours; (14) State law, ten hours; (15) Curriculum to be defined by school, not less than four hundred seventy hours. 5. The subjects to be taught for the classified occupation of manicurist shall be as follows and the hours required for each subject shall be not less than those contained in this subsection or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended: (1) Manicuring, hand and arm massage and treatment of nails, two hundred twenty hours; (2) Salesmanship and shop management, twenty hours; (3) Sanitation and sterilization, twenty hours; (4) Anatomy, ten hours; (5) State law, ten hours; (6) Study of the use and application of certain chemicals, forty hours; and (7) Curriculum to be defined by school, not less than eighty hours. 6. The subjects to be taught for the classified occupation of esthetician shall be as follows, and the hours required for each subject shall not be less than those contained in this subsection or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended: (1) Facials, cleansing, toning, massaging, one hundred twenty hours; (2) Makeup application, all phases, one hundred hours; (3) Hair removal, thirty hours; (4) Body treatments, aromatherapy, wraps, one hundred twenty hours; (5) Reflexology, thirty-five hours; (6) Cosmetic sciences, structure, condition, disorder, eighty-five hours; (7) Cosmetic chemistry, products and ingredients, seventy-five hours; (8) Salon management and salesmanship, fifty-five hours; (9) Sanitation and sterilization, safety, forty-five hours; (10) State law, ten hours; and (11) Curriculum to be defined by school, not less than seventy-five hours. 7. Training for all classified occupations shall include practical demonstrations, written and/or oral tests, and practical instruction in sanitation, sterilization and the use of antiseptics, cosmetics and electrical appliances consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements as applicable to the classified occupations as provided in this chapter. 8. No school of cosmetology shall operate within this state unless a proper license pursuant to this chapter has first been obtained. 9. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a licensee within a cosmetology establishment from teaching any of the practices of the classified occupations for which the licensee has been licensed for not less than two years in the licensee's regular course of business, if the owner or manager of the business does not hold himself or herself out as a school and does not hire or employ or personally teach regularly at any one and the same time, more than one apprentice to each licensee regularly employed within the owner's business, not to exceed one apprentice per establishment, and the owner, manager, or trainer does not accept any fee for instruction. 10. Each licensed school of cosmetology shall provide a minimum of two thousand square feet of floor space, adequate rooms and equipment, including lecture and demonstration rooms, lockers, an adequate library and two restrooms. The minimum equipment requirements shall be: six shampoo bowls, ten hair dryers, two master dustproof and sanitary cabinets, wet sterilizers, and adequate working facilities for twenty students. 11. Each licensed school of cosmetology for manicuring only shall provide a minimum of one thousand square feet of floor space, adequate room for theory instruction, adequate equipment, lockers, an adequate library, two restrooms and a clinical working area for ten students. Minimum floor space requirement proportionately increases with student enrollment of over ten students. 12. Each licensed school of cosmetology for esthetics only shall provide a minimum of one thousand square feet of floor space, adequate room for theory instruction, adequate equipment, lockers, an adequate library, two restrooms and a clinical working area for ten students. Minimum floor space requirement increases fifty square feet per student with student enrollment of over ten. 13. No school of cosmetology may have a greater number of students enrolled and scheduled to be in attendance for a given class period than the total floor space of that school will accommodate. Floor space required per student shall be no less than fifty square feet per additional student beyond twenty students for a school of cosmetology, beyond ten students for a school of manicuring and beyond ten students for a school of esthetics. 14. Each applicant for a new school shall file a written application with the board upon a form approved and furnished upon request by the board. The applicant shall include a list of equipment, the proposed curriculum, and the name and qualifications of any and all of the instructors. 15. Each school shall display in a conspicuous place, visible upon entry to the school, a sign stating that all cosmetology services in this school are performed by students who are in training. 16. Any student who wishes to remain in school longer than the required training period may make application for an additional training license and remain in school. A fee is required for such additional training license. 17. All contractual fees that a student owes to any cosmetology school shall be paid before such student may be allowed to apply for any examination required to be taken by an applicant applying for a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 9813, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1987 S.B. 248 & 278, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1997 H.B. 309, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9092 *Word "and" appears in original rolls of H.B. 1500 and H.B. 1719.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.045 License of cosmetology shop required, establishment fee - display of ...

329.045. License of cosmetology shop required, establishment fee — display of license — change of ownership, effect of. — 1. Every establishment in which the occupation of cosmetology is practiced shall be required to obtain a license from the board. Every establishment required to be licensed shall pay to the board an establishment fee for the first three licensed cosmetologists esthetician and/or manicurists, and/or apprentices and an additional fee for each additional licensee. The fee shall be due and payable on the renewal date and, if the fee remains unpaid thereafter, there shall be a late fee in addition to the regular establishment fee or, if a new establishment opens any time during the licensing period and does not register before opening, there shall be a delinquent fee in addition to the regular establishment fee. The license shall be kept posted in plain view within the establishment at all times. 2. A new license shall be obtained for a cosmetology establishment within forty-five days when the establishment changes ownership or location. The state inspector shall inspect the sanitary conditions required for licensure for an establishment that has changed ownership or location without requiring the owner to close business or deviate in any way from the establishment's regular hours of operation. (L. 1951 p. 732 § 329.041, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1961 p. 498, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1997 H.B. 309, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2006 S.B. 934)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.050 Applicants for examination or licensure - qualifications - denial, when.

329.050. Applicants for examination or licensure — qualifications — denial, when. — 1. Applicants for examination or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall possess the following qualifications: (1) They shall provide documentation of successful completion of courses approved by the board, have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the tenth grade, and be at least seventeen years of age; (2) If the applicants are apprentices, they shall have served and completed, as an apprentice under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist, the time and studies required by the board which shall be no less than three thousand hours for cosmetologists, and no less than eight hundred hours for manicurists and no less than fifteen hundred hours for esthetics. However, when the classified occupation of manicurist is apprenticed in conjunction with the classified occupation of cosmetologist, the apprentice shall be required to successfully complete an apprenticeship of no less than a total of three thousand hours; (3) If the applicants are students, they shall have had the required time in a licensed school of no less than one thousand five hundred hours training or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of cosmetologist, with the exception of public vocational technical schools in which a student shall complete no less than one thousand two hundred twenty hours training. All students shall complete no less than four hundred hours or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of manicurist. All students shall complete no less than seven hundred fifty hours or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, for the classification of esthetician. However, when the classified occupation of manicurist is taken in conjunction with the classified occupation of cosmetologist, the student shall not be required to serve the extra four hundred hours or the credit hours determined by the formula in Subpart A of Part 668 of Section 668.8 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, otherwise required to include manicuring of nails; and (4) They shall have passed an examination to the satisfaction of the board. 2. A person may apply to take the examination required by subsection 1 of this section if the person is a graduate of a school of cosmetology or apprentice program in another state or territory of the United States which has substantially the same requirements as an educational establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person may apply to take the examination required by subsection 1 of this section if the person is a graduate of an educational establishment in a foreign country that provides training for a classified occupation of cosmetology, as defined by section 329.010 , and has educational requirements that are substantially the same requirements as an educational establishment licensed under this chapter. The board has sole discretion to determine the substantial equivalency of such educational requirements. The board may require that transcripts from foreign schools be submitted for its review, and the board may require that the applicant provide an approved English translation of such transcripts. 3. Each application shall contain a statement that, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration, the application is made under oath or affirmation and that its representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing the application. 4. The sufficiency of the qualifications of applicants shall be determined by the board, but the board may delegate this authority to its executive director subject to such provisions as the board may adopt. 5. Applications for examination or licensure may be denied if the applicant has pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the following offenses or offenses of a similar nature established under the laws of this state, any other state, the United States, or any other country, notwithstanding whether sentence is imposed: (1) Any dangerous felony as defined under section 556.061 or murder in the first degree; (2) Any of the following sexual offenses: rape in the first degree, forcible rape, rape, statutory rape in the first degree, statutory rape in the second degree, rape in the second degree, sexual assault, sodomy in the first degree, forcible sodomy, statutory sodomy in the first degree, statutory sodomy in the second degree, child molestation in the first degree, child molestation in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, deviate sexual assault, sexual misconduct involving a child, sexual misconduct in the first degree under section 566.090 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse under section 566.100 as it existed prior to August 28, 2013, sexual abuse in the first or second degree, enticement of a child, or attempting to entice a child; (3) Any of the following offenses against the family and related offenses: incest, abandonment of a child in the first degree, abandonment of a child in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, abuse of a child, using a child in a sexual performance, promoting sexual performance by a child, or trafficking in children; and (4) Any of the following offenses involving child pornography and related offenses: promoting obscenity in the first degree, promoting obscenity in the second degree when the penalty is enhanced to a class E felony, promoting child pornography in the first degree, promoting child pornography in the second degree, possession of child pornography in the first degree, possession of child pornography in the second degree, furnishing child pornography to a minor, furnishing pornographic materials to minors, or coercing acceptance of obscene material. (RSMo 1939 § 9816, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A. 1949 H.B. 2069, A.L. 1961 p. 498, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1996 S.B. 930, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567, A.L. 2005 S.B. 177 merged with S.B. 280, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9095

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.060 Individual license, application, fee, temporary license.

329.060. Individual license, application, fee, temporary license. — 1. Every person desiring to sit for the examination for any of the occupations provided for in this chapter shall file with the board a written application on a form supplied to the applicant, and shall submit proof of the required age and educational qualifications, together with the required cosmetology examination fee. Each application shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that its representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing same, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration. 2. Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the fee, the board shall, upon request, issue to the applicant, if the applicant is qualified to sit for the examination, a temporary license for the practicing of the occupations as provided in this chapter. Any person receiving a temporary license shall be entitled to practice the occupations designated on the temporary license, under the supervision of a person licensed in the occupation, until the expiration of the temporary license. Any person continuing to practice the occupation beyond the expiration of the temporary license without being licensed in that occupation as provided in this chapter is guilty of an infraction. (RSMo 1939 § 9815, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9094

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.070 Registration of apprentices and students, fee, qualifications, application.

329.070. Registration of apprentices and students, fee, qualifications, application. — 1. Apprentices or students shall be registered with the board and shall pay a student fee or an apprentice fee prior to beginning their course, and shall have an education equivalent to the successful completion of the tenth grade. 2. An apprentice or student shall not be enrolled in a course of study that shall exceed twelve hours per day or that is less than three hours per day. The course of study shall be no more than seventy-two hours per week and no less than fifteen hours per week. 3. Every person desiring to act as an apprentice in any of the classified occupations within this chapter shall file with the board a written application on a form supplied to the applicant, together with the required apprentice fee. (RSMo 1939 § 9816, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A. 1949 H.B. 2069, A.L. 1951 p. 732, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9095

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.080 Instructor trainee license, qualifications, application, fee.

329.080. Instructor trainee license, qualifications, application, fee. — 1. An instructor trainee shall be a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician or manicurist and shall hold a license as an instructor trainee in cosmetology, esthetics or manicuring. An applicant for a license to practice as an instructor trainee shall submit to the board the required fee and a written application on a form supplied by the board upon request that the applicant has successfully completed at least a four-year high school course of study or the equivalent, and holds a Missouri license to practice as a cosmetologist, esthetician or manicurist. Each application shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that its representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing the application, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration. 2. An applicant approved by the board shall be issued an instructor trainee license. The license shall be issued for a definite period needed to complete training requirements to become eligible for taking the examinations. An applicant shall be approved for an instructor trainee license only for those classified occupations for which the applicant is licensed at the time the instructor trainee application is submitted to the board. 3. The instructor trainee shall be required to complete six hundred hours of instructor training within a Missouri licensed school of cosmetology consisting of a curriculum including both theory and practical training to include the following: (1) Two hundred hours to be devoted to basic principles of student teaching to include teaching principles, lesson planning, curriculum planning and class outlines, teaching methods, teaching aids, testing and evaluation; (2) Fifty hours of psychology as applied to cosmetology, personality and teaching, teacher evaluation, counseling, theories of learning, and speech; (3) Fifty hours of business experience or management including classroom management, record keeping, buying and inventorying supplies, and state law; and (4) Three hundred hours of practice teaching in both theory and practical application. 4. The six hundred hours required pursuant to subsection 3 of this section may be reduced as follows: (1) Three years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, or manicurist may be substituted for three hundred hours of training. The three hundred hours will be partially reduced in proportion to experience as a licensee greater than six months but less than three; or (2) Four and one-half college credit hours in teaching methodology, as defined by rule, may be substituted for three hundred hours of training. Applicants requesting credit shall submit to the board a certified transcript together with a course description certified by the administrating education institution as being primarily directed to teaching methodology. The three hundred hours will be partially reduced in proportion to college credit hours in teaching methodology of less than four and one-half hours; or (3) Applicants who apply from states where the requirements are not substantially equal to those in force in Missouri at the time of application, may be eligible for the examination if they provide an affidavit verifying a current, valid instructor license in another state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or foreign country, state or province. (RSMo 1939 § 9816, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A. 1949 H.B. 2069, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1378, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1997 H.B. 309, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) Prior revision: 1929 § 9095

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.085 Instructor license, qualifications, fees, exceptions.

329.085. Instructor license, qualifications, fees, exceptions. — 1. Any person desiring an instructor license shall submit to the board a written application on a form supplied by the board showing that the applicant has met the requirements set forth in section 324.009 or 329.080 . An applicant who has met all requirements as determined by the board shall be allowed to take the instructor examination, including any person who has been licensed three or more years as a cosmetologist, manicurist or esthetician. If the applicant passes the examination to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue to the applicant an instructor license. 2. The instructor examination fee and the instructor license fee for an instructor license shall be nonrefundable. 3. The instructor license renewal fee shall be in addition to the regular cosmetologist, esthetician or manicurist license renewal fee. For each renewal the instructor shall submit proof of having attended a teacher training seminar or workshop at least once every two years, sponsored by any university, or Missouri vocational association, or bona fide state cosmetology association specifically approved by the board to satisfy the requirement for continued training of this subsection. Renewal fees shall be due and payable on or before the renewal date and, if the fee remains unpaid thereafter in such license period, there shall be a late fee in addition to the regular fee. 4. Instructors duly licensed as physicians or attorneys or lecturers on subjects not directly pertaining to the practice pursuant to this chapter need not be holders of licenses provided for in this chapter. 5. The board shall grant instructor licensure upon application and payment of a fee equivalent to the sum of the instructor examination fee and the instructor license fee, provided the applicant establishes compliance with the instructor requirements of another state, territory of the United States, or District of Columbia and the applicant holds a current instructor license in the other jurisdiction at the time of making application. 6. Any person licensed as a cosmetology instructor prior to the training requirements which became effective January 1, 1979, may continue to be licensed as such, provided such license is maintained and the licensee complies with the continued training requirements as provided in subsection 3 of this section. Any person with an expired instructor license that is not restored to current status within two years of the date of expiration shall be required to meet the training and examination requirements as provided in this section and section 329.080 . (L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1997 H.B. 309, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719 merged with S.B. 840)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.090 Admission to examination.

329.090. Admission to examination. — If the board finds the applicant has submitted the credentials required for admission to the examination and has paid the required fee, the board shall admit such applicant to examination for licensure. (RSMo 1939 § 9817, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280) Prior revision: 1929 § 9096

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.100 Conduct of examinations.

329.100. Conduct of examinations. — The examination of applicants for licenses to practice under this chapter shall be conducted under the rules prescribed by the board and shall include both practical demonstrations and written and oral tests in reference to the practices for which a license is applied and such related studies and subjects as the board may determine necessary for the proper and efficient performance of such practices and shall not be confined to any specific system or method, and such examinations shall be consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements of the classified occupation or occupations as provided by this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 9818, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280) Prior revision: 1929 § 9097

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.110 Board to issue license.

329.110. Board to issue license. — 1. If an applicant for examination for cosmetology passes the examination to the satisfaction of the board and has paid the fee required and complied with the requirements pertaining to this chapter, the board shall cause to be issued a license to that effect. The license shall be evidence that the person to whom it is issued is entitled to engage in the practices, occupation or occupations stipulated therein as prescribed in this chapter. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in his or her principal office, place of business, or employment. 2. Whenever anyone who has been licensed in accordance with this chapter practices any of the occupations authorized in this chapter outside of or away from the person's principal office, place of business, or employment, he or she shall deliver to each person in his or her care a certificate of identification. This certificate shall contain his or her signature, the number and date of his or her license, the post office address and the date upon which the certificate of identification is delivered to the person under his or her care. (RSMo 1939 § 9819, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280) Prior revision: 1929 § 9098

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.120 License, renewal, fee - reinstatement after expiration, fee.

329.120. License, renewal, fee — reinstatement after expiration, fee. — The holder of a license issued by the board who continues in active practice or occupation shall on or before the license renewal date renew the holder's license and pay the renewal fee. A license which has not been renewed prior to the renewal date shall expire on the renewal date. The holder of an expired license may have the license restored within two years of the date of expiration without examination, upon the payment of a delinquent fee in addition to the renewal fee. (RSMo 1939 § 9829, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 321, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280) Prior revision: 1929 § 9108

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.123 Duplicate license issued, when.

329.123. Duplicate license issued, when. — A duplicate license shall be issued without the payment of a duplicate license fee if an affidavit is presented showing that the license has been destroyed, lost, mutilated beyond practical usage, or was never received. (L. 1959 S.B. 283 § 329.131, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.127 Certification of licenses, or hours and grades, fee.

329.127. Certification of licenses, or hours and grades, fee. — There shall be a fee for the filling out or making of an affidavit of certification of current licenses, or hours and grades, for persons applying for licensure in other states. (L. 1959 S.B. 283 § 329.132, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.130 Reciprocity with other states, fee.

329.130. Reciprocity with other states, fee. — The board shall grant without examination a license to practice cosmetology to any applicant who holds a current license that is issued by another state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia whose requirements for licensure are similar to the licensing requirements in Missouri at the time the application is filed or who has practiced cosmetology for at least two consecutive years in another state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia. The applicant under this section shall pay the appropriate application and licensure fees at the time of making application. A licensee who is currently under disciplinary action with another board of cosmetology shall not be licensed by reciprocity under the provisions of section 324.009 . (RSMo 1939 § 9821, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1959 S.B. 283, A.L. 1961 p. 498, A.L. 1979 H.B. 960, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 2005 S.B. 280, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719 merged with S.B. 840) Prior revision: 1929 § 9100

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.140 Denial, revocation or suspension of license, grounds for - discipline.

329.140. Denial, revocation or suspension of license, grounds for — discipline. — 1. The board may refuse to issue any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license required pursuant to this chapter for one or any combination of causes stated in subsection 2 of this section. The board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal and shall advise the applicant of the applicant's right to file a complaint with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 . 2. The board may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any holder of any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license required by this chapter or any person who has failed to renew or has surrendered the person's certificate of registration or authority, permit or license for any one or any combination of the following causes: (1) Use or illegal possession of any controlled substance, as defined in chapter 195 ; use of an alcoholic beverage to an extent that such use impairs a person's ability to perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by this chapter; (2) The person has been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the laws of any state, of the United States, or of any country, for any offense directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation, as set forth in section 324.012 , regardless of whether or not sentence is imposed; (3) Use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or bribery in securing any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this chapter or in obtaining permission to take any examination given or required pursuant to this chapter; (4) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any fee, charge, tuition or other compensation by fraud, deception or misrepresentation; (5) Incompetence, misconduct, gross negligence, fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty in the performance of the functions or duties of any profession licensed or regulated by this chapter; (6) Violation of, or assisting or enabling any person to violate, any provision of this chapter, or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter; (7) Impersonation of any person holding a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license or allowing any person to use his or her certificate of registration or authority, permit, license or diploma from any school; (8) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to practice any profession regulated by this chapter granted by another state, territory, federal agency or country upon grounds for which revocation or suspension is authorized in this state; (9) A person is finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; (10) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or offer to practice any profession licensed or regulated by this chapter who is not licensed and currently eligible to practice under this chapter; (11) Issuance of a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license based upon a material mistake of fact; (12) Failure to display a valid license if so required by this chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder; (13) Violation of any professional trust or confidence; (14) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which is false, misleading or deceptive to the general public or persons to whom the advertisement or solicitation is primarily directed; (15) Failure or refusal to properly guard against contagious, infectious or communicable diseases or the spread thereof. 3. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 621 . Upon a finding by the administrative hearing commission that the grounds, provided in subsection 2, for disciplinary action are met, the board may, singly or in combination, censure or place the person named in the complaint on probation on such terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate for a period not to exceed five years, or may suspend, for a period not to exceed three years, or revoke the license, certificate, or permit. 4. The board, acting upon its own knowledge or written or verified complaint filed by any person, may discipline a person as provided in subsections 1 to 3 of this section or the board may bring an action to enjoin any person, firm or corporation from engaging in an occupation regulated by the provisions of this chapter, if such person, firm or corporation without being licensed to do so by the board, engages in or practices an occupation licensed pursuant to this chapter. The action shall be brought in the county in which such person resides, or, in the case of a firm or corporation, where the firm or corporation maintains its principal office; and, unless it appears that such person, firm or corporation so engaging or practicing such occupation is licensed, the injunction shall be issued, and such person, firm or corporation shall be perpetually enjoined from engaging in such activities throughout the state. (RSMo 1939 § 9823, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1951 p. 732, A.L. 1979 H.B. 140, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046) Prior revision: 1929 § 9102

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.170 Emergency service.

329.170. Emergency service. — Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit service in case of emergency or domestic administration, or services by persons authorized under the laws of this state to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropody, osteopathy, chiropractic nursing or services by barbers lawfully engaged in the performance of the usual and ordinary duties of their vocation. (RSMo 1939 § 9828) Prior revision: 1929 § 9107

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.250 Violation of law - penalty.

329.250. Violation of law — penalty. — Any person who shall act in any capacity other than by demonstration to or before licensed cosmetologists, or maintain any business wherein a license is required pursuant to this chapter, without having such license, or any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class C misdemeanor. (RSMo 1939 § 9830, A.L. 1945 p. 959, A.L. 1951 p. 732, A.L. 1971 S.B. 82, A.L. 1979 H.B. 140, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 292) Prior revision: 1929 § 9109

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.255 Violation of law - penalty.

329.255. Violation of law — penalty. — 1. Any person: (1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required by this chapter upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or (2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this chapter upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client of the licensee. 2. Any person violating the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction. (L. 1995 S.B. 292)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.260 Recognition of license, certificate, permit or other authority held before ...

329.260. Recognition of license, certificate, permit or other authority held before August 28, 1995. — Any person holding a valid license, certificate, permit, or other authority, regulated or granted pursuant to sections 329.010 to 329.250 on August 28, 1995, shall be recognized by the board and shall be entitled to retain any existing status, so long as the person complies with the provisions of sections 329.010 to 329.260 and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto. Such recognition shall be as follows: (1) All persons previously licensed as Class A shall be recognized as Class CH; (2) All persons previously licensed as Class B shall be recognized as Class MO; (3) All persons previously licensed as Class A and Class B shall be recognized as Class CA. (L. 1995 S.B. 292)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.265 Cosmetologists may be licensed as esthetician.

329.265. Cosmetologists may be licensed as esthetician. — After July 1, 1999, any licensed cosmetologist shall be required to complete the required training of seven hundred fifty hours and pass the required examination to be licensed as an esthetician. (L. 1995 S.B. 292, A.L. 1996 S.B. 930, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 280)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 329.275 Hair braiding, registration requirements, fee - duties of board.

329.275. Hair braiding, registration requirements, fee — duties of board. — 1. The practices of cosmetology and barbering shall not include hair braiding, except that, nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a licensed cosmetologist or barber from performing the service of hair braiding. 2. No person shall engage in hair braiding for compensation in the state of Missouri without first registering with the board. Applicants for a certificate of registration to engage in hair braiding shall submit to the board an application and a required fee, as set by the board. Such fee shall not exceed twenty dollars. Prior to receiving a certificate, each applicant shall also watch an instructional video prepared by the board in accordance with subsection 4 of this section. An applicant for a certificate of registration may be denied such certificate if the applicant has pleaded guilty to, entered a plea of nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of any of the offenses set forth in subsection 5 * of section 329.050 . 3. Registered hair braiders shall keep their information that the board requires for initial registration current and up to date with the board. 4. The board shall develop and prepare an instructional video, at least four hours but no more than six hours in length, that contains information about infection control techniques and diseases of the scalp that are appropriate for hair braiding in or outside of a salon setting and any other information to be determined by the board. The instructional video shall be made available to applicants through the division of professional registration's website. The board shall also develop and prepare a brochure that contains a summary of the information contained in the instructional video. The brochure shall be made available through the division of professional registration's website, or by mail, upon request, for a fee to cover the board's mailing costs. 5. Any person who registers as a hair braider under this section shall post a copy of his or her certificate of registration in a conspicuous place at his or her place of business. If the person is operating outside his or her place of business, he or she shall provide to the client or customer a copy of his or her certificate of registration upon the client's or customer's request. 6. (1) The board may inspect hair braiding establishments or facilities where hair braiding occurs one time per year during business hours to ensure: (a) Persons registered as hair braiders are not operating outside the scope of practice of hair braiding; and (b) Compliance with this section and rules promulgated thereunder. (2) Additionally, if a customer or client submits a complaint to the board about a hair braider, the board may inspect such hair braider's establishment during regular business hours. This inspection shall not count toward the one-time inspection limit set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection. (3) In addition to the causes listed in section 329.140 , the board may also suspend or revoke a certificate of registration if a person registered as a hair braider is found to be operating outside the scope of practice of hair braiding. 7. Nothing in this section shall apply to any cosmetologists licensed to practice in this state in their respective classifications. (L. 2018 H.B. 1500 merged with H.B. 1719) * "Subsection 6", which appears in original rolls of H.B. 1500 and H.B. 1719, does not exist.
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