A. All licenses issued under the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act shall be issued for a period of one (1) year. The expiration date of the license shall be the last day of the month in which the applicant's birthday falls. The public display of a licensee's personal residential address on the face of any license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act shall be prohibited on and after July 1, 2016, and such personal address information, if publically displayed on a valid license, may be redacted by the licensee until the license is renewed and no longer bears his or her personal residential address.

B. Applications for renewal must be made on or before the last day of the month in which the applicant's birthday falls, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees.

C. Any person who fails to renew the license within the required time may make application for renewal at any time within five (5) years from the expiration date of the license by paying the regular renewal license fee and a late fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), which becomes due two (2) months after the expiration date.

D. Any person who fails to renew within the required time may make application with subsequent renewal and penalty fees.

E. Before a person may take an examination to renew an expired license after a period of five (5) years, such person shall register in a cosmetology or barber school for the given number of review hours in accordance with the following timetable and schedule based upon the type of license held.

Expired FiveReview

License TypeYears or MoreHours Required

Basic Cosmetologist250 hours

Barber250 hours

Master Cosmetology

Instructor100 hours

Master Barber

Instructor100 hours

Facial/Esthetics

Instructor100 hours

Manicurist/Nail

Technician

Instructor100 hours

Manicurist100 hours

Facial Operator100 hours

Cosmetician100 hours

Hairbraiding

Technician100 hours

F. Each person holding a license shall notify the Board of any change in the mailing address of such person within thirty (30) days after any change.

Added by Laws 1949, p. 396, § 10, emerg. eff. June 6, 1949. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 313, § 7, emerg. eff. May 7, 1968; Laws 1978, c. 215, § 4; Laws 1992, c. 184, § 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 355, § 11, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 56, § 5; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 94, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 260, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2016, c. 265, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.