MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY LAWS AND RULES WORKSHEET
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
The Board -ANSWER-What is the advisory Council?
7 -ANSWER-How many members are on the board?
The people -ANSWER-Who does the council represent?
3 years -ANSWER-How long is a license good for?
Individual licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of the year to date.
Salon and school licenses expire on the last day of the month of initial licensure of the year
due. -ANSWER-When does as license expire?
The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed shall be stablished by the board by
rule. In addition to those requirements, no license shall be issued unless the board first
determines that the conditions have been satisfied. -ANSWER-How do you license a salon?
Evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least $25,000 for each
claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each operator -ANSWER-How
much liability insurance does a salon need?
The applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions shall file with the board a
coninous corporatesurety bond in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant. The bond
shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause of action
against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is canceled for
breach of any contract or agreement made y the applicant with any student. -ANSWER-What
is a surety bond?
, A five-inch by seven-inch notice shall be posted in the reception area stating in boldface
letters: "THIS SALON HAS BEEN LICENSED AND INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. A
COPY OF THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPOR IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW UPON
REQUEST." -ANSWER-Where is the inspection report posted?
Inspectors may discuss the results of the inspection at its conclusion, in private, with the
salon owner, manager, or a responsible person so designated in writing by the manager. A
written report shall also be given or sent to the owner or salon. -ANSWER-Who are the
details of the inspection report discussed with?
A responsible person in the manager's absence. The responsible person shall be licensed as
a manager, and licensed as a cosmetologist in a cosmetology salon, esthetician salon, or nail
salon; a licensed esthetician in an esthetician salon; or a licensed nail technician in a nail
salon. -ANSWER-Who is left in charge of a salon if the manager is gone?
10 days -ANSWER-How long do you have to become compliant if you are found incompliant?
Guilty of a misdemeanor and $2,000 fine. -ANSWER-If you are conviced of a violation
governed under MN Cosmetology Statutes, what is the penalty and fine if you are
convicted?
The board may impose a civil penalty per violation on person who violates a statute, rule, or
order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce. -ANSWER-What is a
civil penalty?
$2,000 -ANSWER-What is the fine of a civil penalty if you are convicted?
An order requiring the person to cease and desist from an act or practice that constitues a
violation of a statute, rule, or order that that board has adopted or issued or is empowered
to enforce. -ANSWER-What is a cease and desist order?
The board may by order deny, refuse to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, or revoke the
application, license, or registration, censure or reprimand the person, refuseto permit the
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
The Board -ANSWER-What is the advisory Council?
7 -ANSWER-How many members are on the board?
The people -ANSWER-Who does the council represent?
3 years -ANSWER-How long is a license good for?
Individual licenses expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of the year to date.
Salon and school licenses expire on the last day of the month of initial licensure of the year
due. -ANSWER-When does as license expire?
The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed shall be stablished by the board by
rule. In addition to those requirements, no license shall be issued unless the board first
determines that the conditions have been satisfied. -ANSWER-How do you license a salon?
Evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least $25,000 for each
claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each operator -ANSWER-How
much liability insurance does a salon need?
The applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions shall file with the board a
coninous corporatesurety bond in the amount of $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of all contracts and agreements with students made by the applicant. The bond
shall run to the state of Minnesota and to any person who may have a cause of action
against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and before it is canceled for
breach of any contract or agreement made y the applicant with any student. -ANSWER-What
is a surety bond?
, A five-inch by seven-inch notice shall be posted in the reception area stating in boldface
letters: "THIS SALON HAS BEEN LICENSED AND INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. A
COPY OF THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPOR IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW UPON
REQUEST." -ANSWER-Where is the inspection report posted?
Inspectors may discuss the results of the inspection at its conclusion, in private, with the
salon owner, manager, or a responsible person so designated in writing by the manager. A
written report shall also be given or sent to the owner or salon. -ANSWER-Who are the
details of the inspection report discussed with?
A responsible person in the manager's absence. The responsible person shall be licensed as
a manager, and licensed as a cosmetologist in a cosmetology salon, esthetician salon, or nail
salon; a licensed esthetician in an esthetician salon; or a licensed nail technician in a nail
salon. -ANSWER-Who is left in charge of a salon if the manager is gone?
10 days -ANSWER-How long do you have to become compliant if you are found incompliant?
Guilty of a misdemeanor and $2,000 fine. -ANSWER-If you are conviced of a violation
governed under MN Cosmetology Statutes, what is the penalty and fine if you are
convicted?
The board may impose a civil penalty per violation on person who violates a statute, rule, or
order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce. -ANSWER-What is a
civil penalty?
$2,000 -ANSWER-What is the fine of a civil penalty if you are convicted?
An order requiring the person to cease and desist from an act or practice that constitues a
violation of a statute, rule, or order that that board has adopted or issued or is empowered
to enforce. -ANSWER-What is a cease and desist order?
The board may by order deny, refuse to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, or revoke the
application, license, or registration, censure or reprimand the person, refuseto permit the
