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Tennessee cosmetology board debates enforcement after repeated unlicensed activity
Summary
Board legal staff presented 76 enforcement cases and members debated whether the $1,000 per-incident civil penalty is sufficient to deter repeat unlicensed practice, with discussion of revocation for serial offenders and a planned review of the agreed-citation schedule.
The Cosmetology and Barber Examiners Board on Dec. 2 reviewed 76 items in its legal report and spent much of its meeting debating enforcement responses to unlicensed activity, including whether the state’s $1,000 per-incident civil penalty is an adequate deterrent.
Attorney Michael Underhill told the board the legal docket includes dozens of complaints and that some shops have a history of repeated, egregious violations. “By statute, we cannot go past $1,000 per incident,” Underhill said, describing how multiple unlicensed individuals found during one inspection can generate multiple fines but that the cap per…
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