California Administrative Code

(a) For the purposes of denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration pursuant to Section 141, Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475), or Sections 7073 or 7123 of the Code, a crime, professional misconduct, or act shall be considered to be substantially relat…

For the purpose of determining whether there are grounds to deny a license or registration to an applicant who has been convicted of a financial crime currently classified as a felony pursuant to Section 480 of the Code, the crime shall be considered to be directly and adversely …

(a) All applicants for licensure shall furnish a full set of fingerprints for purposes of the board conducting a criminal history record check. The fingerprints will be used to allow the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal …

(a) Applicants residing inside the State of California shall submit their fingerprints through the electronic format certified by the California Department of Justice but, with approval of the Registrar, may submit their fingerprints on hard copy forms provided by the Registrar. …

(a) For an applicant who is denied licensure or registration pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 480 of the Business and Professions Code, the date of reapplication shall be set by the Registrar at not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years after the denial. When c…

(a) Once a license is issued, a licensee is required to complete a two-hour regulatory review course as described in Section 87.8 at any time between the date the initial license was issued and the first license expiration date. This continuing education shall be part of the tota…

(a) Prior to offering a regulatory review course which can be claimed by a licensee to fulfill Section 87.8, course providers shall apply to the Board for approval of the course by completing Initial Application Package CE-RR-1 (07/09), Regulatory Review Application for Course Ap…

(a) The Registar shall have exclusive authority in setting the earliest date a revoked licensee may reapply for reissuance or reinstatement of a license. (b) When extending the minimum one year period, the Registrar shall give due consideration to the gravity of the violation, th…

(a) As used in this regulation, home improvement is defined in Code Section 7151.2. (b) The following statement must accompany every estimate (bid) intended to result in a home improvement contract and every home improvement contract that does not include a swimming pool. The hea…

(a)(1) The overriding consideration in determining whether a specific program qualifies as acceptable continuing education is that it be a formal program of learning which contributes directly to the professional competence of a licensee in public practice. It is the obligation o…

(a) Live Presentation. In order to qualify as acceptable continuing education under Section 88(b) a live presentation program must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be measured in 50-minute class hours. A program must be at least one 50-minute class hour in length to be…

A cited licensee may comply with an order of correction by having and paying for another licensee to do the corrective work. The cited licensee remains responsible, however, for any failure to fully comply with the order of correction. An order of correction may, but need not, co…

If the cited person, after exercising substantial efforts and reasonable diligence, is unable to complete the correction within the time allowed because of conditions beyond their control, they may request an extension of time in which to correct. Such request must be made in wri…

Service of a citation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11505(c) of the Government Code, and, further, that a copy of the citation be sent by regular mail.

(a) Upon renewal, a licensee who is required, pursuant to Section 80.2, 81, 87, or 87.1, to obtain continuing education must provide a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury, certifying that the requisite number of continuing education hours has been obtained. The lic…

For the purposes of Section 7085.5 of the Code, regardless of the method of appointment or selection, arbitrators shall possess the following minimum qualifications: (a)(1) Five (5) years of experience in the construction industry as a licensed contractor or a professional in a c…

(a) To receive and to maintain Board approval, a credentials evaluation service shall: submit an application on Form 11A-54 (11/17), which is incorporated by reference and comply with the following: (1) Be a member of and certify to its membership in either the American Associati…

Approved-school owners and licensed-establishment owners both shall post a copy of the board's “Message to the Consumer” (BBC-CP01 (2/2017)), which is hereby incorporated by reference, conspicuously in the reception areas of their schools and establishments.

(a) A renewal applicant may be granted either an extension of time to complete continuing education requirements or an exception from continuing education requirements. Extensions or exceptions may be granted by the Board for the following causes: (1) Reasons of health, certified…

If an applicant for an apprentice license has previously applied for and qualified for the licensing examination in a particular discipline, the applicant is ineligible to apply for the apprenticeship program in the same discipline.

(a) The term of an apprenticeship is 2 years. If at any time the apprentice discontinues enrollment in the apprenticeship program, the Board shall be notified by the apprentice program sponsor within 10 days of the dis-enrollment. (b) If after the 2-year period the apprentice has…

(a) Every apprenticeship approved by the board shall consist of an on-the-job training component and a classroom component of related training. (b) Related training for barber apprentices must provide a minimum of 216 hours of instruction over a two year period. A minimum of 144 …

(a) A licensee who wishes to train an apprentice shall obtain board approval before employing or training an apprentice. An establishment wishing to train an apprentice in multiple location establishments which are under common ownership may request to participate in multiple loc…

(a) The curriculum for an apprentice enrolled in a cosmetology apprenticeship course shall consist of thirty-two hundred (3,200) hours of technical instruction and practical training covering all practices constituting the art of cosmetology pursuant to Section 7316 of the Barber…

An apprentice may request from the program sponsor, a transfer from one approved related training class to another or from one approved establishment and trainer to another. The apprentice and the program sponsor shall notify the board within five days of any transfer.

Permits issued under these rules expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the birth month of an odd numbered year if the licensee was born in an odd numbered year or of an even numbered year if the licensee was born in an even numbered year. Permit renewal is the responsibility o…

(a) Upon successful completion or discontinuance of an apprenticeship program, the apprenticeship program sponsor shall issue to the apprentice a certificate of apprenticeship completion or discontinuance. The certificate of apprenticeship completion or discontinuance shall be si…

(a) The minimum equipment for a school of cosmetology shall be as follows: (1) Electrical equipment for giving instruction in skin care and electrical facials. NOTE: Equipment shall not be used to stimulate so as to contract, or for the purpose of contracting, the muscles of the …

(a) To obtain board approval, a private postsecondary school shall submit to the board a request for approval that shall consist of the following: (1) A document, signed by the owner or owners of the school and certified under penalty of perjury, stating that the school will prov…

(a) The executive officer of the board, in lieu of filing an accusation seeking the suspension or revocation of any permit or certificate or the censure of the holder of any such permit or certificate pursuant to Sections 5100, 5101 and5156 of the Business and Professions Code, m…

The amount of the administrative fine assessed by the executive officer pursuant to this article shall not be less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each investigation.

In assessing an administrative fine or issuing an order of correction or abatement, the executive officer of the board shall give due consideration to the following factors: (a) The gravity of the violation. (b) The good or bad faith of the cited person or entity. (c) The history…

Any person or entity served with a citation pursuant to this Article and Sections 125.9 and 148 of the Business and Professions Code may contest the citation by appealing to the board in writing within 30 calendar days of the issuance of the citation. The cited person or entity m…

(a) A student changing from one program of instruction to another shall receive credit for prior hours of technical and practical instruction earned in another program (“instruction hours”) on an hour-for-hour basis if the following requirements are met: (1) The prior instruction…

(a) For purposes of Sections 7395.1, subdivision (c)(3), and 7395.2, subdivision (c)(3), of the Business and Professions Code, the term “good standing” means the following: (1) The licensee maintains a current, active, and unrestricted barber, cosmetology, electrology, hairstylin…

(a) All operators' licenses shall be conspicuously posted at their primary work stations. (b) All establishment licenses shall be conspicuously posted in the reception areas. (c) No license which has expired or become invalid for any reason whatever shall be displayed by any pers…

For the purposes of Section 7319(e) of the Business and Professions Code concerning persons exempt from the Barbering and Cosmetology Act, the term “demonstrating” means to perform a one-time service on a consumer, without compensation, to show how that product is used or to prov…

The board's executive officer or his/her designee shall render an opinion based upon an inspection conducted by a board representative. The representative shall transmit photographic evidence to the executive officer or his/her designee by means of immediate electronic transmissi…

A licensee that has been subject to immediate suspension and placed on probation pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 7403.2 and regulation section 973, shall comply with the following terms and conditions: (a) A licensee on probation must submit to the board on a mo…

(a) In order for a remedial training course to be approved by the board, a provider shall complete an application for course approval that provides the following information to the board: (1) Description of course contents. The course content shall be pertinent to the health and …

(a) Before use upon a client, all non-electrical tools that can be disinfected, excluding shears, shall be disinfected in the following sequential manner: (1) Remove all visible debris. (2) Clean with soap or detergent and water. (3) Completely dry tools with a new, clean paper t…

The guidelines, entitled “California Board of Accountancy Mediation Guidelines” (July 17, 1998), which are hereby incorporated by reference, constitute the Board's guidelines for determining whether an enforcement matter under Article 6 of the Accountancy Act is appropriate for r…

(a) All tools and supplies which come into direct contact with a client and cannot be disinfected (including, but not limited to buffers, pumice stones, wax sticks, toe separators, gloves, cotton pads, sponges, emery boards, and neck strips) shall be disposed of in a waste contai…

(a) As used in this section, “pipe-less” footspa is defined as any unit with footplates, impellers, impeller assemblies and propellers. (b) After use upon each client, each pipe-less footspa shall be cleaned and disinfected in the following sequential manner: (1) All water shall …

(a) As used in this section, “non-whirlpool foot basins” or “tubs” are defined as any basin, tub, footbath, sink, bowl, and all non-electrical equipment that holds water for a client's feet during a pedicure service. (b) After use upon each client, each non whirlpool foot basin o…

(a) Single use, disposable, recyclable, liners designed specifically and manufactured for use as a foot basin or tub liner shall be disposed of immediately after each use and may not be disinfected or reused. (1) After disposal of the pedicure basin liner the basin or tub shall b…

(a) No establishment or school shall knowingly permit a licensee or student afflicted with an infection or parasitic infestation capable of being transmitted to a client to serve clients or train in the establishment or school. (b) No establishment or school shall knowingly requi…

(a) Before use on a client, neck or nail dusters and all other manicure brushes that are used in an establishment or school on a client shall be cleaned in the following sequential manner: (1) Remove all visible debris. (2) Clean with soap or detergent and water. (3) Dry dusters …

(a) No licensee or student may use a product, device, machine, or other technique or combination of the same, which results in the removal, destruction, incision, or piercing of a client's skin beyond the epidermis. Any such act shall be considered an invasive procedure. (b) Inva…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…