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§ 5-304. License qualifications

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and ProfessionsEffective: July 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 5. Cosmetologists (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2010
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 5-304
§ 5-304. License qualifications
In general
(a)(1) To qualify for a license to practice as a cosmetologist, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.
(2) The applicant shall be at least 17 years old.
(3) The applicant shall have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent.
(4)(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant shall have received training by:
1. serving as a registered apprentice as provided under §§ 5-404 and 5-405(e) of this title; or
2. successfully completing a required program of at least 1,500 hours of training in a cosmetology school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(ii) If an applicant is a barber or master barber currently licensed in this State, the Board shall:
1. credit the applicant with having met one-half of the training requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and
2. determine the manner in which the credit will be applied.
(iii) An applicant meets the requirements of this subsection if:
1. the applicant has held a cosmetologist license in another state or foreign country and has actively practiced cosmetology in the other state or foreign country for a period of 6 months; or
2. the applicant has been trained in a cosmetology school in another state or foreign country that has standards substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of a school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall pass a written and practical examination given by the Board under this subtitle.
Senior cosmetologists
(b) To qualify for a license as a senior cosmetologist, an applicant shall:
(1) have 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist; and
(2) pass an examination approved by the Board.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 481; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 14, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, c. 125, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 5, eff. April 13, 2010.
Formerly Art. 56, §§ 481, 482.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 5-304, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 5-304
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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