Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 30 > Article 27 - Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists

• Barber: means a person licensed under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of barbering and has completed a 1,200 clock-hour barber training program without chemical services, or a 1,500 clock-hour barber training program with chemical services, or has successfully completed the barber apprenticeship program. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Barber crossover: is a person who has completed 1,200 or 1,500 clock hours of training, is licensed as a barber, and completed additional hours of training in nails, aesthetics, and/or chemical services, to the total amount of 2,100 hours, to perform cosmetology. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Barber permanent wavist: means a person who has completed 2,000 clock hours of training and was licensed to perform barbering and barber permanent waiving enrolled by August 28, 2012. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Barbering: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the head and neck for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:

  (1) Shaving, shaping, and trimming the beard, or both. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3

• Board: means the West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Certificate: means an instructor certificate to teach in a school under the provisions of this article or a document issued by the board for certification obtained pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Cosmetologist: means a person licensed under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of cosmetology and who has completed 1,800 clock hours of training. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Cosmetology: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:

  (1) Cutting, styling, shaping, arranging, braiding, weaving, dressing, adding extensions, curling, waving, permanent waving, relaxing, straightening, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring, waxing, tweezing, or similarly, work on human hair, or a wig or hairpiece, by any means, including hands, mechanical, or electrical devices or appliances. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3

• Hair styling: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the head and neck for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:

  Cutting, styling, shaping, arranging, braiding, weaving, dressing, adding extensions, curling, facial hair trimming, scalp treatments, waving, permanent waving, relaxing, straightening, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring, or similar, work on human hair, or a wig or hairpiece, by any means, including hands, mechanical or electrical devices, or appliances. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3

• License: means a professional license, a salon license, or a school license. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Licensee: means a person, corporation, or firm holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Nail care: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:

  (1) The cleansing, dressing, or polishing of nails of a person. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3

• Permit: means a work permit. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Professional license: means a license to practice as an aesthetician, barber, barber crossover, barber permanent wavist, cosmetologist, cosmetologist crossover, hairstylist, or nail technician. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Registration: means a registration issued by the board to a person who rents or leases a booth or chair from a licensed salon owner and operator, or both, or a registration issued by the board to a person who is a student in a school. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Salon: means a shop or other facility where a person practices under a professional license. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• Salon license: means a license to own and operate a salon. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Waxing specialist: means a person certified under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of waxing and tweezing of hair on another person's body. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3