§ 62-3-129 — Fees and penalties - Late renewal - System of renewals

(a) The board shall prescribe fees, late fees and penalties, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for all permits, certificates and registrations issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) (1) All certificates of registration for master barbers and barber instructors shall expire biennially on the anniversary of the original date of licensure. (2) All certificates of registration for barber shops shall expire biennially on the anniversary of the original date of licensure. (3) All certificates of registration for technicians shall expire biennially on the anniversary of the original date of licensure. (4) All certificates of registration for barber schools and colleges shall expire annually on the anniversary of the original date of licensure. (5) All certificates of registration for master barbers, barber instructors, technicians, barber shops and barber schools and colleges may be renewed up until one (1) year from the expiration date of the certificate of registration upon the payment of the specified fees and penalties. (c) (1) A certificate of registration for a master barber that has been expired for more than one (1) year but less than three (3) years may be reinstated upon payment of a penalty fee as set by the board. Except as provided in subsection (d), for the reinstatement of a certificate of registration for a master barber license that has been expired for more than three (3) years, a new application for examination and the examination fee shall be submitted. If successful, the applicant shall pay the specified license fee. The examination shall consist of a practical examination before the board. The applicant shall not be required to meet the qualifications for a certificate of registration established in § 62-3-110(b)(3) . (2) Except as provided in subsection (d), for the reinstatement of a certificate of registration for a technician that has been expired for more than one (1) year, a new application and the examination fee shall be submitted. If successful, the applicant shall pay the specified license fee. The examination shall consist of a practical examination before the board. The applicant shall not be required to meet the qualifications for a certificate of registration established in § 62-3-110(a) . (3) Except as provided in subsection (d), for the reinstatement of the certificate of registration for a barber instructor that has been expired for more than one (1) year, the applicant shall pay a fee of twice the amount that would have been collected for timely and continuous renewal of the certificate. (4) For the reinstatement of the certificate of registration for a barber shop that has been expired for more than one (1) year, the applicant shall pay a fee of twice the amount that would have been collected for timely and continuous renewal of the certificate. (d) (1) For the reinstatement of a certificate of registration required by this chapter for the practice of a profession listed in subdivision (d)(4) that has been expired for more than three (3) years but less than eight (8) years, the board shall: (A) Waive reexamination or additional education requirements for the applicant; and (B) Reinstate the certificate of registration subject to the applicant's compliance with reasonable conditions that the board may prescribe, including payment of an additional reasonable fee to be set by the board. (2) Subdivision (d)(1) applies to persons who, at the time of the person's failure to renew the certificate of registration: (A) Are in good standing with the board; and (B) Have been registered to practice a profession listed in subdivision (d)(4) for twenty (20) or more years. (3) Subdivision (d)(1) does not apply to certificates of registration required under §§ 62-3-122 and 62-3-123 . (4) Except as otherwise provided, this subsection (d) applies to certificates of registration to practice as the following: (A) Master barber; (B) Barber instructor; and (C) Technician.

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1060,s 37, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 208, s 4, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 208, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 208, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 208, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 402, s 9, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1929, ch. 118, § 16; Code 1932, § 7132; Acts 1951, ch. 231, §5; 1963, ch. 348, §§ 1-4; 1965, ch. 268, § 2; 1967, ch. 249, § 7; 1971, ch. 396, § 1; 1975, ch. 146, §§ 14-16; 1975, ch. 206, § 2; 1978, ch. 816, § 2; 1978, ch. 935, §§1-3; 1979, ch. 379, §§ 6, 7; 1981, ch. 158, § 1; 1981, ch. 416, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-332; Acts 1982, ch. 870, §§ 12, 13; 1984, ch. 547, § 2; 1986, ch. 921, § 23; 1988, ch. 674, §§ 4, 5; 1989, ch. 360, § 3; 1989, ch. 523, § 108; 1990, ch. 1026, § 37; 2001, ch. 99, §§ 4 - 6.