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State Board hears testimony and security video in Keying Elmer reinstatement petition

5576130 · August 4, 2025
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Keying Elmer and an interpreter testified that she did not forcibly remove an inspector during a 2019 inspection; the board admitted petition exhibits including a security video and will decide the petition in closed session.

The State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology heard a petition Aug. 6 from Keying (Eying) Elmer seeking reinstatement of her revoked cosmetologist license.

Keying Elmer testified through a registered Hmong interpreter, Matt Marchetti, that she did not physically assault an inspector during a 2019 inspection. She acknowledged being present during the inspection and said she later completed sanitation and anger-management courses. Elmer told the board she has not worked regularly as a licensed cosmetologist since her husband died but asked for…

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