Florida Statutes 477.0265 – Prohibited acts
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to:
For details, see Fla. Stat. § 775.082(4)(b)
(a) Engage in the practice of cosmetology or a specialty without an active license as a cosmetologist or registration as a specialist issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Attorney's Note
Under the Florida Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| misdemeanor of the second degree | up to 60 days | up to $500 |
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 477.0265
- Cosmetologist: means a person who is licensed to engage in the practice of cosmetology in this state under the authority of this chapter. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- Cosmetology: means the mechanical or chemical treatment of the head, face, and scalp for aesthetic rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring, permanent waving, and hair relaxing for compensation. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- Department: means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Skin care services: means the treatment of the skin of the body, other than the head, face, and scalp, by the use of a sponge, brush, cloth, or similar device to apply or remove a chemical preparation or other substance, except that chemical peels may be removed by peeling an applied preparation from the skin by hand. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- Specialist: means any person holding a specialty registration in one or more of the specialties registered under this chapter. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- Specialty: means the practice of one or more of the following:(a) Manicuring, or the cutting, polishing, tinting, coloring, cleansing, adding, or extending of the nails, and massaging of the hands. See Florida Statutes 477.013
- Specialty salon: means any place of business wherein the practice of one or all of the specialties as defined in subsection (6) are engaged in or carried on. See Florida Statutes 477.013
(b) Own, operate, maintain, open, establish, conduct, or have charge of, either alone or with another person or persons, a cosmetology salon or specialty salon:1. Which is not licensed under the provisions of this chapter; or2. In which a person not licensed or registered as a cosmetologist or a specialist is permitted to perform cosmetology services or any specialty.(c) Permit an employed person to engage in the practice of cosmetology or of a specialty unless such person holds a valid, active license as a cosmetologist or registration as a specialist.(d) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or registration for money, other than the required fee, or any other thing of value or by fraudulent misrepresentations.(e) Use or attempt to use a license to practice cosmetology or a registration to practice a specialty, which license or registration is suspended or revoked.(f) Advertise or imply that skin care services, as performed under this chapter, have any relationship to the practice of massage therapy as defined in s. 480.033, except those practices or activities defined in s. 477.013.(g) In the practice of cosmetology, use or possess a cosmetic product containing a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).