(4) The department shall not issue or renew a license or certificate of registration under this chapter to any person against whom or salon against which the board has assessed a fine, interest, or costs associated with investigation and prosecution until the person or salon has paid in full such fine, interest, or costs associated with investigation and prosecution or until the person or salon complies with or satisfies all terms and conditions of the final order. 477.29 Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist or specialist unless duly licensed or registered, or otherwise authorized, as provided in this chapter. (b) Operate any cosmetology salon unless it has been duly licensed as provided in this chapter. (c) Permit an employed person to practice cosmetology or a specialty unless duly licensed or registered, or otherwise authorized, as provided in this chapter. (d) Present as his or her own the license of another. (e) Give false or forged evidence to the department in obtaining any license provided for in this chapter. (f) Impersonate any other licenseholder of like or different name. (g) Use or attempt to use a license that has been revoked. (h) Violate any provision of s. 455.227(1), s. 477.0265, or s. 477.028. (i) Violate or refuse to comply with any provision of this chapter or chapter 455 or a rule or final order of the board or the department. (2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to one or more of the following penalties, as determined by the board: (a) Revocation or suspension of any license or registration issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) Issuance of a reprimand or censure. (c) Imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed $500 for each count or separate offense. (d) Placement on probation for a period of time and subject to such reasonable conditions as the board may specify. (e) Refusal to certify to the department an applicant for licensure. 477.31 Civil proceedings . As cumulative of any other remedy or criminal prosecution, the department may file a proceeding in the name of the state seeking issuance of a restraining order, injunction, or writ of mandamus against any person who is or has been violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the lawful rules or orders of the department.
holds a valid, active license as a cosmetologist or registration as a specialist. (d) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or registration for money, other than the required fee, or any other thing of value or by fraudulent misrepresentations. (e) Use or attempt to use a license to practice cosmetology or a registration to practice a specialty, which license or registration is suspended or revoked. (f) Advertise or imply that skin care services or body wrapping, as performed under this chapter, have any relationship to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s. 480.033(3), except those practices or activities defined in s. 477.013. (g) In the practice of cosmetology, use or possess a cosmetic product containing a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA). (2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 477.28 Disciplinary proceedings. (1) The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend the license of a cosmetologist licensed under this chapter, or the registration of a specialist registered under this chapter, and to reprimand, censure, deny subsequent licensure or registration of, or otherwise discipline a cosmetologist or a specialist licensed or registered under this chapter in any of the following cases: (a) Upon proof that a license or registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. (b) Upon proof that the holder of a license or registration is guilty of fraud or deceit or of gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice or instruction of cosmetology or a specialty. (c) Upon proof that the holder of a license or registration is guilty of aiding, assisting, procuring, or advising any unlicensed person to practice as a cosmetologist. (2) The board shall have the power to revoke or suspend the license of a cosmetology salon or a specialty salon licensed under this chapter, to deny subsequent licensure of such salon, or to reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline the owner of such salon in either of the following cases: (a) Upon proof that a license has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. (b) Upon proof that the holder of a license is guilty of fraud or deceit or of gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the operation of the salon so licensed. (3) Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 120. 61G5-18.00015 Cosmetologist and Compensation Defined. A cosmetologist is a person who is licensed to perform the mechanical or chemical treatment of the head, face, and scalp for aesthetic rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair braiding, hair coloring, permanent waving, and hair relaxing, for compensation. A cosmetologist may also perform non- invasive hair removals, including wax treatments but not including electrolysis as that term is defined in Chapter 478, F.S., Salon means any establishment or place of business wherein cosmetology as defined in Section 477.013(4), F.S., or any specialty as defined in Section 477.013(6), F.S., is practiced for compensation, however this does not prevent the practice of cosmetology in a licensed barbershop, or the practice of barbering in a licensed cosmetology salon, provided the salon Chapter 61G5-20 Cosmetology Salons 61G5-20.001 Salon Defined.
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manicures, pedicures, and skin care services. For the purposes of this act “compensation” is defined as the payment of money or its equivalent, the receipt or delivery of property, or the performance of a service, or the receipt or delivery of anything of value in exchange for cosmetology services. For the purposes of this act “medical purposes” is defined as any form of bodily intrusion into the orifices, skin, muscles, or any other tissues of the body. employs a licensed cosmetologist. Except as provided in Rule 61G5-20.010, F.A.C., a salon must be at a fixed location. 61G5-20.0015 Performance of Cosmetology or Specialty Services Outside a Licensed Salon. (1) “Special events” are weddings, fashion shows, and other organized public or private events with a duration of no more than three consecutive days, and where cosmetology
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