Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists

• § 43-10-1 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Barber apprentice" means an individual who practices barbering under the constant and direct supervision of a...
• § 43-10-2 - Creation of Board; Members, Meetings, Officers, and Powers
  (a) There is created the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers. The board shall consist of nine members who shall be residents of this...
• § 43-10-3 - Reimbursement of Board Members
  Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.
• § 43-10-4 - Annual Financial Report of Board
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1057, § 3, effective July 1, 1985.
• § 43-10-5 - Records of Board Generally
  The division director shall keep a record of all proceedings of the board. Such records shall be prima-facie evidence of all matters required to...
• § 43-10-6 - Rules and Regulations As to Sanitary Requirements; Instruction on Hiv and Aids; Inspections; Unsanitary Condition As Nuisance
  (a) The board is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations prescribing the sanitary requirements of beauty shops, beauty salons, barber shops, schools of...
• § 43-10-7 - Issuance of Certificates of Registration
  It shall be the duty of the board to issue through the division director those certificates of registration for which provision is made in...
• § 43-10-8 - Certificate of Registration Required
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any individual to pursue barbering or the occupation of cosmetology in this state unless he or she has...
• § 43-10-9 - Application for Certificate of Registration
  (a) (1) Any individual desiring to obtain a certificate of registration to enable him or her to engage in the occupation of a cosmetologist...
• § 43-10-10 - Display of Certificate of Registration; Renewal; Reinstatement; Continuing Education Requirements; Exemptions
  (a) The holder of any certificate of registration issued under Code Section 43-10-9 shall display the same in a conspicuous place in his or...
• § 43-10-11 - Registration of Shops, Salons, and Schools
  All beauty shops, beauty salons, barber shops, schools of cosmetology, schools of hair design, schools of esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of...
• § 43-10-12 - Regulation and Permits for Schools; Teachers and Instructors; Registration of Apprentices; Certification As Teacher by Department of Education
  (a) (1) All schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, schools of esthetics, schools of hair design, or schools of nail care shall: (A) Cause...
• § 43-10-13 - Right to Set Course of Study for Students; Application for Examination
  (a) The board shall have the right to set a course of study for all students of the schools of cosmetology, schools of hair...
• § 43-10-14 - Study by Individuals 16 Years of Age and Older; Registration of Apprentices; Registration Certificate; Waiver of Education Requirements
  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any individual at least 16 years of age from learning the occupation of a cosmetologist under a...
• § 43-10-15 - Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation, or Restoration of Certificates of Registration; Reprimand of Certificate Holders; Fines
  (a) The board, acting upon its own knowledge or written or verified complaint filed by any person, shall have the power to reprimand or...
• § 43-10-16 - Injunction Against Unlicensed or Unregistered Practice
  The board may bring an action to enjoin any person, firm, or corporation from engaging in barbering or the occupation of a cosmetologist if...
• § 43-10-17 - Employment of Persons to Wash, Shampoo, Comb, and Brush Hair in Beauty Shops, Beauty Salons, and Barber Shops
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a beauty shop, beauty salon, and barber shop shall be authorized to employ persons to wash, shampoo,...
• § 43-10-18 - Home Beauty Shops, Beauty Salons, or Barber Shops
  (a) Nothing contained in this chapter nor any rule or regulation adopted in implementation hereof shall be construed to prohibit any person from operating...
• § 43-10-18.1 - Authorization to Employ Licensed Barber; Exemption From Barbering Licensure Provisions
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314, effective July 1, 2015.
• § 43-10-18.2 - Exemption From Licensing Requirement for Nursing Home Facility
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, premises made available for a beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop within a facility licensed as...
• § 43-10-18.3 - Serving Physically Disabled or Infirm Persons in Residence, Assisted Living Facility, Nursing Home, Hospital, Etc.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, barbering or cosmetologist services may be performed by a registered cosmetologist, master barber, or barber II...
• § 43-10-19 - Penalty
  (a) If any person not lawfully entitled to a certificate of registration under this chapter shall practice the occupation of a barber or cosmetologist;...
• § 43-10-20 - Teaching of Barbering or the Practice of a Cosmetologist in Prisons; Certification of Registration
  (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the teachers and instructors of and courses of instruction or training in barbering or the practice of...

Last modified: October 14, 2016