Nev. Admin. Code § 644A.860

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 644A.860 - Schedule of fines; disciplinary hearings

1. The Board adopts the following schedule of fines for any violation of the provisions listed:

Violation	First Offense	Second Offense	Third Offense
COSMETOLOGICAL ESTABLISHMENT
Operating an establishment without a license ....................................	....$1,000	$1,500	$2,000
Operating an establishment with an expired license ..........................	.........200	500	1,000
Allowing a licensee to work with an expired license (per person) ...................................................................................	.........200	500	1,000
Failure to display license in place of business ...................................	.........200	500	1,000
Allowing an unlicensed person to work in an establishment.............	......1,000	1,500	2,000
Operating an establishment without supervision by a licensed person ............................................................................................	.........200	500	1,000
Operating an establishment with an animal on the premises.............	.........200	500	1,000
Refusal to allow staff of the Board to inspect any licensed space ..............................................................................................	......1,000	2,000	5,000
Failure to display a sign pursuant to NRS 644A.615 or section 11 .....................................................................	.........100	200	500
Having on the premises or using a cosmetic product in violation of NAC 644A.800.........................................................................	......1,000	1,500	2,000
Having on the premises a prohibited device in violation of NAC 644A.805......................................................................................	......1,000	1,500	2,000
COSMETOLOGIST OR OTHER LICENSED OR REGISTERED NATURAL PERSON
Practicing with an expired license or registration ..............................	.........200	500	1,000
Failure to display license or registration at a work station................	.........200	500	1,000
Failure to practice in a cosmetological establishment, except as authorized by the provisions of this chapter ..................................................	.........500	1,000	2,000
Failure to comply with NAC 644A.790.............................................	.........200	500	1,000
Using advertisements which contain knowingly false or deceptive statements or otherwise engaging in acts described in subsection 2 of NAC 644A.870....................................................	.........100	200	500
For an advanced esthetician, performing a nonablative esthetic medical procedure without the proper supervision of a health care professional ...........................................................................	.....1,000	1,500	2,000
APPRENTICE
Failure to display a certificate of registration in plain view..............	.........100	500	1,000
Failure to wear a badge while working ..............................................	.........100	500	1,000
Working on the public without a supervising cosmetologist, hair designer, esthetician, nail technologist or electrologist, as appropriate, present ...........................................................................	.....500	1,000	2,000
SUPERVISOR OF AN APPRENTICE
Allowing an apprentice to work if his or her certificate of registration is not displayed in plain view.........................................	.....100	500	1,000
Allowing an apprentice to work on the public without being present to supervise the apprentice ...................................................	.....500	1,000	2,000
Failure to comply with NAC 644A.330.................................................	.....500	1,000
MAKEUP ARTIST
Failure to meet a requirement to engage in the practice of makeup artistry in this State ...........................................................................	.....200	500	1,000
SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY
Failure to comply with NRS 644A.735, subsection 1 of NRS 644A.740, paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 644A.740 or NAC 644A.603..................................................................................	....200	500	1,000
Failure to comply with NRS 644A.715..................................................	....100
Providing instruction in a branch of cosmetology for which the school does not hold the appropriate license issued pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS ....................................................................	. 1,000	1,500	2,000
Having on the premises or using a cosmetic product in violation of NAC 644A.800 ..............................................................................	. 1,000	1,500	2,000
ANY PERSON
Practicing without a license or certificate ...............................................	. 1,000	1,500	2,000
Copying or altering a license or certificate for purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other illegal purpose ........................	....200	500	1,000
Using a copied or altered license or certificate for purposes of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or other illegal purpose.............	. 1,000	2,000	5,000
Providing instruction in a branch of cosmetology for which the person does not hold the appropriate license issued pursuant to chapter 644A of NRS ....................................................................	. 1,000	1,500	2,000

2. A licensee who violates a provision of NAC 644A.510, 644A.515 or 644A.705 to 644A.770, inclusive, will be fined $100 for each violation unless, in the judgment of the Executive Director, the violation warrants a disciplinary hearing before the Board.

3. A person who violates a provision of this chapter or chapter 644A of NRS for which this section does not provide a specific fine, including, without limitation, a second or subsequent violation, may be:

(a) Ordered to appear at a disciplinary hearing before the Board; and

(b) Punished by the Board as set forth in NRS 644A.850.

Nev. Admin. Code § 644A.860

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Cosmetology, eff. 6-18-91; A by R029-02, 7-19-2002; R092-06, 9-18-2006; R030-08, 9-18-2008; R106-12, 10-24-2014; R064-15, 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 644.700); A by R182-22A, eff. 1/5/2024

NRS 644A.275, as amended by section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 878, and NRS 644A.850, as amended by section 54 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 895