SECTION 175:1-5-15. Schedule of fines


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  • (a)   The fine schedule for citations or final orders issued by the Board for violations of the Cosmetology and Barber Act or rules promulgated there under shall be subject to the fines as follows providing each day a violation continues shall be a separate offense:
    (1)   Engaging in cosmetology or barbering in any of the licensed practices without a license
    (A)   First: $250
    (B)   Subsequent: $500
    (2)   Employing an unlicensed person to perform cosmetology or barbering (per person):
    (A)   First: $250
    (B)   Subsequent: $500
    (3)   Failure to comply with a specific provision of the Cosmetology and Barber Act or rules by an individual not licensed under the Act:
    (A)   First: $250
    (B)   Subsequent: $500
    (4)   Operate a cosmetology or barber school without first obtaining a license from the Board:
    (A)   First: $250
    (B)   Subsequent: $500
    (5)   Failure to comply with sanitation standards established by the Board.
    (A)   First violation: Warning
    (B)   Second violation of the same standard: $50
    (b)   If the citation is paid prior to hearing date, the citation is still considered part of the licensee's permanent record but dismissed. After three fines, the Board may consider suspension or revocation of a license, or other disciplinary action, after full Board hearing.
[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 1679, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 664, eff 9-1-16; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1078, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1173, eff 9-11-20]