Rhode Island General Laws 5-10-26. Revocation or suspension of license, permit, or certificate
Any license, permit, certificate of approval, or registration issued by the division under this chapter, or any section of this chapter, may be revoked or suspended by the division for violation of any provision of this chapter, failure to comply with any rules and regulations, not contrary to law, that the division adopts for the sanitation, regulation, and control of the practice of barbering, manicuring or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, and for any other cause, or for any other cause, that the division deems sufficient; provided, that no license, permit, certificate of approval, or regulation shall be suspended or revoked without the holder of the license, permit, certificate of approval, or registration first being given ten (10) days’ notice, in writing, specifying the complaint made and the charges preferred against the accused and a reasonable opportunity given the accused to present evidence and testimony and to be represented by counsel at a hearing or hearings, to be held by the division upon the complaint and charges preferred against the accused.
History of Section.
P.L. 1926, ch. 765, § 15; P.L. 1927, ch. 1026, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2362, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 263, §§ 7, 12; P.L. 1942, ch. 1229, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-10-26; P.L. 1974, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 53, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 289, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-10-26
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Division: means the division of professional regulation within the department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-10-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Practice of barbering: means the engaging by any licensed barber in all, or any combination of, the following practices: shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair; giving facial and scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, chemical waving, hair relaxing, or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics; or applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays, or lotions to the scalp, face, or neck. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-10-1
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.