Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 644A - Cosmetology
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Section 644A.860 - Schedule of fines; disciplinary hearings
Current through September 16, 2024
1. The Board adopts the following schedule of fines for any violation of the provisions listed:
Violation |
First Offense |
Second Offense |
Third Offense |
COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENT | |||
Operating an establishment without a license .................................... |
....$1,000 |
$1,500 |
$2,000 |
Operating an establishment with an expired license .......................... |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Allowing a licensee to work with an expired license (per person) ................................................................................... |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Failure to display license in place of business ................................... |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Allowing an unlicensed person to work in an establishment............. |
......1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
Operating an establishment without supervision by a licensed person ............................................................................................ |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Operating an establishment with an animal on the premises............. |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Refusal to allow staff of the Board to inspect any licensed space .............................................................................................. |
......1,000 |
2,000 |
5,000 |
Failure to display a sign pursuant to NRS 644A.615 or section 11 ..................................................................... |
.........100 |
200 |
500 |
Having on the premises or using a cosmetic product in violation of NAC 644A.800......................................................................... |
......1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
Having on the premises a prohibited device in violation of NAC 644A.805 ...................................................................................... |
......1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
COSMETOLOGIST OR OTHER LICENSED OR REGISTERED NATURAL PERSON | |||
Practicing with an expired license or registration .............................. |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Failure to display license or registration at a work station................ |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Failure to practice in a cosmetological establishment, except as authorized by the provisions of this chapter .................................................. |
.........500 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
Failure to comply with NAC 644A.790 ............................................. |
.........200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Using advertisements which contain knowingly false or deceptive statements or otherwise engaging in acts described in subsection 2 of NAC 644A.870 .................................................... |
.........100 |
200 |
500 |
For an advanced esthetician, performing a nonablative esthetic medical procedure without the proper supervision of a health care professional ........................................................................... |
.....1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
APPRENTICE | |||
Failure to display a certificate of registration in plain view.............. |
.........100 |
500 |
1,000 |
Failure to wear a badge while working .............................................. |
.........100 |
500 |
1,000 |
Working on the public without a supervising cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician, nail technologist or electrologist, as appropriate, present ........................................................................... |
.....500 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
SUPERVISOR OF AN APPRENTICE | |||
Allowing an apprentice to work if his or her certificate of registration is not displayed in plain view......................................... |
.....100 |
500 |
1,000 |
Allowing an apprentice to work on the public without being present to supervise the apprentice ................................................... |
.....500 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
Failure to comply with NAC 644A.330 ................................................. |
.....500 |
1,000 | |
MAKEUP ARTIST | |||
Failure to meet a requirement to engage in the practice of makeup artistry in this State ........................................................................... |
.....200 |
500 |
1,000 |
SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY | |||
Failure to comply with NRS 644A.735, subsection 1 of NRS 644A.740, paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 644A.740 or NAC 644A.603 .................................................................................. |
....200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Failure to comply with NRS 644A.715.................................................. |
....100 | ||
Providing instruction in a branch of cosmetology for which the school does not hold the appropriate license issued pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS .................................................................... |
. 1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
Having on the premises or using a cosmetic product in violation of NAC 644A.800 .............................................................................. |
. 1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
ANY PERSON | |||
Practicing without a license or certificate ............................................... |
. 1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
Copying or altering a license or certificate for purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other illegal purpose ........................ |
....200 |
500 |
1,000 |
Using a copied or altered license or certificate for purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other illegal purpose............. |
. 1,000 |
2,000 |
5,000 |
Providing instruction in a branch of cosmetology for which the person does not hold the appropriate license issued pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS .................................................................... |
. 1,000 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
2. A licensee who violates a provision of NAC 644A.510, 644A.515 or 644A.705 to 644A.770, inclusive, will be fined $100 for each violation unless, in the judgment of the Executive Director, the violation warrants a disciplinary hearing before the Board.
3. A person who violates a provision of this chapter or chapter 644A of NRS for which this section does not provide a specific fine, including, without limitation, a second or subsequent violation, may be:
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Cosmetology, eff. 6-18-91; A by R029-02, 7-19-2002; R092-06, 9-18-2006; R030-08, 9-18-2008; R106-12, 10-24-2014; R064-15, 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 644.700); A by R182-22A, eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 878, and NRS 644A.850, as amended by section 54 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 895