Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 60 - BODY-PIERCING REGULATIONS › Part II - Entry › Section 18VAC41-60-80 - Salon license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any firm
				  wishing to operate a body-piercing salon or body-piercing ear only salon shall
				  obtain a salon license in compliance with § 54.1-704.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia and shall meet the following qualifications in order to receive a
				  license:
1. The applicant and all members of
				  the responsible management shall be in good standing as a licensed salon in
				  Virginia and all other jurisdictions where licensed. The applicant and all
				  members of the responsible management shall disclose to the board at the time
				  of application for licensure any disciplinary action taken in Virginia and all
				  other jurisdictions in connection with the applicant's operation of any
				  body-piercing salon or body-piercing ear only salon or practice of the
				  profession. This disclosure includes monetary penalties, fines, suspensions,
				  revocations, surrender of a license in connection with a disciplinary action,
				  or voluntary termination of a license. The applicant shall disclose to the
				  board at the time of application for licensure if the applicant or any member
				  of the responsible management has been previously licensed in Virginia as a
				  body-piercing salon or body-piercing ear only salon.
Upon review of the applicant's and all members of the
					 responsible management's prior disciplinary action, the board, in its
					 discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant wherein it deems the applicant
					 is unfit or unsuited to engage in the operation of a body-piercing salon or
					 body-piercing ear only salon. The board will decide each case by taking into
					 account the totality of the circumstances. Any plea of nolo contendere or
					 comparable plea shall be considered a disciplinary action for the purposes of
					 this subdivision. The applicant shall provide a certified copy of a final
					 order, decree, or case decision by a court, regulatory agency, or board with
					 the lawful authority to issue such order, decree, or case decision, and such
					 copy shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of such disciplinary
					 action.
2. The applicant
				  shall disclose his physical address. A post office box is not
				  acceptable.
3. The applicant shall
				  sign, as part of the application, a statement certifying that the applicant has
				  read and understands the Virginia body-piercing license laws and this
				  chapter.
4. In accordance with
				  § 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia, each applicant shall disclose the
				  following information about the firm and all members of the responsible
				  management regarding criminal convictions in Virginia and all other
				  jurisdictions:
a. All misdemeanor convictions
				  involving moral turpitude, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, or
				  physical injury within two years of the date of the application; and
b. All felony convictions within 20 years of
				  the date of application.
Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a
					 conviction for purposes of this subsection. The record of a conviction received
					 from a court shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of a conviction or
					 finding of guilt. The board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any
					 applicant in accordance with § 54.1-204 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
5. The
				  applicant shall disclose the firm's responsible management.