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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 726<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapters 797<\/a> and 869<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 600<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 829<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 231<\/a> and 237<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 308<\/a> and 322<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79527,"identifier":"54.1-706","token":"54.1\/II\/7\/54.1-706","url":"\/54.1-706\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-706\/","token":"54.1\/II\/7\/54.1-706","dublin_core":{"Title":"Different requirements for licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-706","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the discretion to impose different requirements for licensure for the practice of barbering<\/span>, cosmetology<\/span>, nail care<\/span>, waxing<\/span>, tattooing<\/span>, body-piercing<\/span>, ear-piercing<\/span>, and esthetics<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a license to practice as a master barber<\/span> in the Commonwealth to: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An individual who holds a valid, unexpired license as a barber issued by the Board<\/span> prior to December 8, 2017; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An applicant who has successfully (i) completed the educational requirements as required by the Board<\/span>, (ii) completed the experience requirements as required by the Board<\/span>, and (iii) passed the examination approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may develop different classes of ear-piercing<\/span> licenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-706)\n\nA. The Board shall have the discretion to impose different requirements for\nlicensure for the practice of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing,\ntattooing, body-piercing, ear-piercing, and esthetics.\n\nB. The Board shall issue a license to practice as a master barber in the\nCommonwealth to:\n\n 1. An individual who holds a valid, unexpired license as a barber issued by\n the Board prior to December 8, 2017; or\n\n 2. An applicant who has successfully (i) completed the educational\n requirements as required by the Board, (ii) completed the experience\n requirements as required by the Board, and (iii) passed the examination\n approved by the Board.\n\nC. The Board may develop different classes of ear-piercing licenses.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc.\n803, 835; 2018, cc. 231, 237; 2025, cc. 308, 322.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}