§ 32-572 — Grounds for disciplinary action or refusal to issue or renew license or registration; definition

A. The board may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or renew a license or registration for any of the following causes:

1. Continuing to perform barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, nail technology, hairstyling or eyelash extension services if the person knowingly has an infectious or communicable disease.

2. Being convicted of a crime.

3. Committing an act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit oneself or another or substantially injure another.

4. Committing malpractice or incompetency.

5. Knowingly advertising by means of false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent statements through communication media.

6. Violating this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

7. Making oral or written false statements to the board.

8. Repeatedly failing to correct infractions of safety and sanitary requirements prescribed by the board in its rules.

9. Failing to comply with an order of the board.

B. A licensee's or registrant's conviction of a crime or act is not a cause for the board to refuse to issue or renew a license or registration unless the crime or act is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of the license or registration for which application is made.

C. The expiration, cancellation, suspension or revocation of a license or registration or a licensee's or registrant's voluntary surrender of a license or registration does not deprive the board of jurisdiction to do any of the following:

1. Proceed with an investigation of a licensee or registrant.

2. Proceed with an action or disciplinary proceeding against a licensee or registrant.

3. Suspend or revoke a license or registration.

4. Deny the renewal or right of renewal of a license or registration.

D. For the purposes of this section, "conviction" means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of no contest.