License Renewal
To renew your license online: Online Renewal
Proof of CE hours must be on file with the Board prior to accessing the online renewal as you will not be able to successfully complete an online renewal if your classes are not visible to this office. Licensees must obtain the required CE's from a Board-approved provider. CE's may be obtained via in-person or online.
License Renewal - For license renewal, all persons licensed by the board as cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians must show satisfactory evidence of having obtained four (4) contact hours of board-approved continuing education specific to board laws and regulations, client safety, and/or infection control to include sanitation and disinfection during the licensing period. These hours may be completed through a board-approved in-person class or an online class. Regulation 35-23(A)
Instructor License - For license renewal, all persons licensed by the Board as instructors must show satisfactory evidence of having obtained four (4) contact hours of board-approved continuing education geared toward teaching during the licensing period. These hours may be completed through a board-approved in-person class or an online class. Regulation 35-23(D)
Expired License - Any license expired for three (3) years or less may be reinstated if the applicant pays the reinstatement fee and submits proof to the board of completion of continuing education requirements for renewal. After three (3) years, the license is no longer renewable by payment of fees. Both the theory and practical examinations must be re-taken and passed. The licensee will then be considered on the same basis as a newly-licensed individual. Regulation 35-23(C)
Salon Licenses and School Licenses
All salon, booth renters, and school licenses expire on June 30th of each EVEN year.
Salons must have a licensed manager on file with this office. Manager licenses must start with any of the following (RC, NT, ES, IRC, INT or IES).
- If the salon's name or location has changed, the license cannot be renewed.
Booth renter licenses are valid for the salon's name that is printed on the license and is not transferrable.
- If the booth renter has moved to a different salon, a new booth renter license must be obtained and the old license is not renewable.
Cosmetology schools must have a licensed manager on file with this office. Proof of a $10,000 bond is required for post-secondary programs prior to the renewal process being completed.
Inactive Status/Reactivation/Reinstatement
Inactive status
Licensees may place a current license on inactive status; however, in order to maintain inactive status a licensee must renew the license biennially by submitting a renewal application and paying the renewal fee . The licensee will not receive any license or other authorization to practice during the inactive period.
Reactivation
An individual seeking to reactivate a license shall complete an application, submit the required fee and submit proof of CE classes for each renewal cycle since the license was placed inactive.
Reinstatement
Licenses may be reinstated up to three (3) years after the license expires. You may apply for reinstatement by completing the application and the affidavit of eligibility, paying the required reinstatement fee and presenting satisfactory proof of CE requirements. An individual whose license has been expired for more than three (3) years must pay the required fee and successfully pass both the written and practical exams to have the license reinstated.