Arkansas Cosmetology Laws 2025 Actual
Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Result .of .Violation .of .Rules .adopted .by .board: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .result
.in .criminal .or .civil .penalty. .Each .day .of .violation .is .a .separate .offense.
Result .of .violation .of .a .civil .penalty: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-May .result .in
.suspension .of .license, .revocation .of .license, .fine .or .any .combination .of .above.
If .found .insane .or .legally .incompetent .by .a .court .of .law: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
License .can .be .suspended, .but .can .be .reinstated .with .proof .of .restored .mental
.condition.
Violation .of .laws .if .state .pertaining .to .occupation: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Board
.may .penalize, .suspend .or .revoke .license. .Penalty .imposed .instead .of
.suspension .or .revocation .only .if .the .board .finds .that .public .health, .safety,
.welfare .and .morals .would .not .be .impaired. .If .penalized .instead .of .suspension
.or .revocation .board .may .require .fee .paid .before .reinstatement.
Health .and .safety .jeopardized: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Board .may .refuse .to .issue
.license.
Grounds .for .disciplinary .actions: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Failure .to .comply .with
.regulations
Fraudulent .misrepresentation
Gross .Malpractice
Practicing .with .a .infectious .or .contagious .disease
Permitting .someone .else .to .use .another .persons .license
Habitual .drunkeness .or .drug .use
False .or .deceptive .ads
Failure .to .display .license
Conviction .of .State/US .laws .that .involves .dishonesty
Practicing .for .compensation .outside .of .establishment .or .school .unless .client .is
.incapable .of .coming .to .salon.
Failure .to .wear .clean .garments.
Unfair .and .unjust .practice
Prereqs .to .take .cosmetology .exam: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-apply, .pay .fee, .be .16
.or .older, .completed .2 .yrs .of .high .school .or .equivalent, .has .completed .one .of
.the .following:
Cosmetology: .1500 .hours
Mani: .600 .hours
, Course .of .study .in .another .state .whose .license .requirements .are .equal .or
.stricter.
Reciprocity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cosmetologist: .18 .or .older, .current .license
.from .state .that .required .atleast .1500 .hours, .and .passed .national .practical .and
.theory .exam, .verified .by .state, .and .passes .Ark. .state .law .exam.
Licensed .elapsed .5 .or .more .years: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Apply, .pay .fee, .take
.all .exams .again
Exam .for .license .fees: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Practical: .$65
Written: .$60
Reciprocity .fees: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-If .passed .national .exams: .$150 .one .time
.fee .and .$60 .Ark. .state .exam .fee.
Needs .to .take .national .exams: .$150 .one .time .fee .and .$65 .for .practical .exam,
.and .$60 .for .written .exam
Board .Certification .Fee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-$50
Late .fees .for .any .type .of .license .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-regular .renewal .fee .plus
.50% .more .of .that .fee.
ground .for .disciplinary .action .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-failure .to .present .valid
.proof .of .identification
posted .in .a .designated .place .in .reception .areas .for .consumer .information .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .a .copy .of .the .Health .and .Safety .Rules .shall .be
.conspicuously .posted .in .reception .areas ..
2) .all .establishment .and .school .license ., .practitioner's .license ., .student .permit
.and .instructor .license ..
3) .no .license .which .has .expired .or .become .invalid .for .any .reason .whatsoever
.shall .be .displayed .by .any .person .in .connection .with .the .practice .of
.cosmetology .or .any .of .its .branches
water .supply .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .safe .and .adequate .supply .of .continuous
.hot .and .cold .running .water .shall .be .provided .from .an .approved .source ..
sewage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-all .water-carried .sewage .shall .be .disposed .of .by
.means .of .an .approved .sewage .disposal .system .constructed .and .operated .in
.conformance .with .the .standards .established .for .such .systems .by .the .Arkansas
.Department .of .Health
plumbing .shall .be .installed .and .maintained .to .promote .the .following .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .to .carry .adequate .quantities .of .water .to .required
.location .throughout .the .school .or .salon
2)to .prevent .contamination .of .the .water .supply .
3) .to .properly .convey .sewage .and .liquid .wastes .from .school .or .salon .to .the
.sewerage .or .sewage .disposal .system
Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Result .of .Violation .of .Rules .adopted .by .board: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .result
.in .criminal .or .civil .penalty. .Each .day .of .violation .is .a .separate .offense.
Result .of .violation .of .a .civil .penalty: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-May .result .in
.suspension .of .license, .revocation .of .license, .fine .or .any .combination .of .above.
If .found .insane .or .legally .incompetent .by .a .court .of .law: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
License .can .be .suspended, .but .can .be .reinstated .with .proof .of .restored .mental
.condition.
Violation .of .laws .if .state .pertaining .to .occupation: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Board
.may .penalize, .suspend .or .revoke .license. .Penalty .imposed .instead .of
.suspension .or .revocation .only .if .the .board .finds .that .public .health, .safety,
.welfare .and .morals .would .not .be .impaired. .If .penalized .instead .of .suspension
.or .revocation .board .may .require .fee .paid .before .reinstatement.
Health .and .safety .jeopardized: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Board .may .refuse .to .issue
.license.
Grounds .for .disciplinary .actions: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Failure .to .comply .with
.regulations
Fraudulent .misrepresentation
Gross .Malpractice
Practicing .with .a .infectious .or .contagious .disease
Permitting .someone .else .to .use .another .persons .license
Habitual .drunkeness .or .drug .use
False .or .deceptive .ads
Failure .to .display .license
Conviction .of .State/US .laws .that .involves .dishonesty
Practicing .for .compensation .outside .of .establishment .or .school .unless .client .is
.incapable .of .coming .to .salon.
Failure .to .wear .clean .garments.
Unfair .and .unjust .practice
Prereqs .to .take .cosmetology .exam: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-apply, .pay .fee, .be .16
.or .older, .completed .2 .yrs .of .high .school .or .equivalent, .has .completed .one .of
.the .following:
Cosmetology: .1500 .hours
Mani: .600 .hours
, Course .of .study .in .another .state .whose .license .requirements .are .equal .or
.stricter.
Reciprocity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cosmetologist: .18 .or .older, .current .license
.from .state .that .required .atleast .1500 .hours, .and .passed .national .practical .and
.theory .exam, .verified .by .state, .and .passes .Ark. .state .law .exam.
Licensed .elapsed .5 .or .more .years: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Apply, .pay .fee, .take
.all .exams .again
Exam .for .license .fees: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Practical: .$65
Written: .$60
Reciprocity .fees: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-If .passed .national .exams: .$150 .one .time
.fee .and .$60 .Ark. .state .exam .fee.
Needs .to .take .national .exams: .$150 .one .time .fee .and .$65 .for .practical .exam,
.and .$60 .for .written .exam
Board .Certification .Fee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-$50
Late .fees .for .any .type .of .license .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-regular .renewal .fee .plus
.50% .more .of .that .fee.
ground .for .disciplinary .action .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-failure .to .present .valid
.proof .of .identification
posted .in .a .designated .place .in .reception .areas .for .consumer .information .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .a .copy .of .the .Health .and .Safety .Rules .shall .be
.conspicuously .posted .in .reception .areas ..
2) .all .establishment .and .school .license ., .practitioner's .license ., .student .permit
.and .instructor .license ..
3) .no .license .which .has .expired .or .become .invalid .for .any .reason .whatsoever
.shall .be .displayed .by .any .person .in .connection .with .the .practice .of
.cosmetology .or .any .of .its .branches
water .supply .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .safe .and .adequate .supply .of .continuous
.hot .and .cold .running .water .shall .be .provided .from .an .approved .source ..
sewage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-all .water-carried .sewage .shall .be .disposed .of .by
.means .of .an .approved .sewage .disposal .system .constructed .and .operated .in
.conformance .with .the .standards .established .for .such .systems .by .the .Arkansas
.Department .of .Health
plumbing .shall .be .installed .and .maintained .to .promote .the .following .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .to .carry .adequate .quantities .of .water .to .required
.location .throughout .the .school .or .salon
2)to .prevent .contamination .of .the .water .supply .
3) .to .properly .convey .sewage .and .liquid .wastes .from .school .or .salon .to .the
.sewerage .or .sewage .disposal .system
