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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 18 BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY ACT OF 2010

and perform the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, including the following, in addition to other powers and duties granted in this Chapter, and may:

(1) adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this Chapter;

(2) issue licenses and renew licenses of duly qualified applicants;

(3) deny a license to unqualified applicants;

(4) establish fees for issuance of licenses, examinations, inspections, and others as necessary, through the Administrative Adjudication Law process;

(5) adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its records and modify it;

(6) investigate alleged violations of this Chapter and consumer complaints involving the practice of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, or manicuring, schools offering training in these areas, and salons/shops and booth renters offering these services;

(7) employ any person(s) for the purpose of investigating any violation or suspected violation of this Chapter;

(8) issue subpoenas, statements of charges, statements of intent, final orders, stipulated agreements and any other legal remedies necessary to enforce this Chapter;

(9) issue cease and desist letters, and letters of warning for infractions of this Chapter;

(10) conduct all disciplinary proceedings, impose sanctions, and assess fines for violations of this Chapter, or any rules adopted under it;

(11) prepare and administer, or approve, the preparation and administration of licensing examinations;

(12) establish minimum safety and sanitation standards for schools, cosmetologists, barbers, manicurists, estheticians and salons/shops;

COL 6/21/2023

10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 18 BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY ACT OF 2010

(13) establish requirements for the training of students, schools and establishments;
(14) establish by rule the procedures for re-examination; (15) accept in payment of any fee required by this
Chapter, cash or any customary or generally accepted
equivalent medium of exchange, including check, cashier’s
check, certified check or money order; provided, that no fee shall be deemed paid, unless cash has been received or the other medium of exchange converted to cash; and

(16) administer exams for licensure for the following: (A) barber;
(B) cosmetologist instructor; (C) cosmetologist;
(D) electrologist; (E) esthetician; and (F) manicurist.