West Virginia Code 30-27-1 – Unlawful acts
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice barbering, barber permanent waving, cosmetology, hairstyling, waxing, aesthetics or nail care in this state without a license or certification issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed or certified aesthetician, barber, barber crossover, barber permanent wavist, cosmetologist, cosmetologist crossover, hairstylist, waxing specialist or nail technician unless the person has been licensed or obtained certification under the provisions of this article and the license or certification has not expired, been suspended or revoked.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-27-1
- Barber: means a person licensed under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of barbering and has completed a 1,200 clock-hour barber training program without chemical services, or a 1,500 clock-hour barber training program with chemical services, or has successfully completed the barber apprenticeship program. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Barber crossover: is a person who has completed 1,200 or 1,500 clock hours of training, is licensed as a barber, and completed additional hours of training in nails, aesthetics, and/or chemical services, to the total amount of 2,100 hours, to perform cosmetology. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Barber permanent wavist: means a person who has completed 2,000 clock hours of training and was licensed to perform barbering and barber permanent waiving enrolled by August 28, 2012. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Barbering: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the head and neck for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:
(1) Shaving, shaping, and trimming the beard, or both. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Cosmetologist: means a person licensed under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of cosmetology and who has completed 1,800 clock hours of training. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Cosmetology: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:
(1) Cutting, styling, shaping, arranging, braiding, weaving, dressing, adding extensions, curling, waving, permanent waving, relaxing, straightening, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring, waxing, tweezing, or similarly, work on human hair, or a wig or hairpiece, by any means, including hands, mechanical, or electrical devices or appliances. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- License: means a professional license, a salon license, or a school license. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Licensee: means a person, corporation, or firm holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Nail care: means any one or any combination of the following acts when done on the human body for compensation and not for the treatment of disease:
(1) The cleansing, dressing, or polishing of nails of a person. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- Salon: means a shop or other facility where a person practices under a professional license. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Waxing specialist: means a person certified under the provisions of this article who engages in the practice of waxing and tweezing of hair on another person's body. See West Virginia Code 30-27-3
(b) No salon, except through a licensee or certification, may render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practices licensed or certified under the provisions of this article.
(c) No school, except through a certified instructor, may instruct, render any service or engage in any activity which, if taught, rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practices licensed under the provisions of this article.