New York General Business Law Section 409 - Fees.

409. Fees. 1. The non-refundable fee for an application for a license to engage in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology, shall be forty dollars initially and for each renewal thereof the fee shall be forty dollars; the fee for a temporary license and each renewal shall be ten dollars.

2. The fee for an appearance enhancement business license shall be sixty dollars initially and sixty dollars for each renewal thereof.

3. Upon a determination that it is in the best public interest to do so, the secretary may promulgate rules imposing fees not to exceed twenty dollars for the registration and renewal of the registration of a trainee.

4. The secretary shall receive a non-refundable examination fee of fifteen dollars from each person who takes a written examination pursuant to this article. Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited to the credit of the business and licensing services account established pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-seven-y of the state finance law.

5. The fee for issuing a duplicate license certificate, in substitution for one lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be ten dollars.

6. The fee for changing a name on an appearance enhancement business license shall be thirty dollars.

7. The fee for changing the address on a license shall be ten dollars.

8. The fees herein set forth shall be those for licenses issued for the license period of four years.


Last modified: February 3, 2019