Section 61-17A-20 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] Duration, restoration and renewal of licensesA. The original issuance and renewal of licenses to practice as a barber, hairstylist, cosmetologist, instructor, esthetician, manicurist-pedicurist or electrologist shall be for a period of two years or less from the date of issuance. If the licensee fails to renew the license for the next two-year period, the license is void; provided the license may be restored at any time during the year following expiration upon the payment of the appropriate fee and a late charge not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) as set forth by board rules. If the licensee fails to restore the license within one year following its expiration, the licensee may request restoration of the license pursuant to rules promulgated by the board.B. The original issuance and annual renewal of licenses to operate an establishment or school shall be for a period of twelve months or less following the issuance of the license. If the licensee fails to renew the license within thirty days after its expiration, the license is void, and, to again obtain a license, an application, required documentation, payment of the renewal fee and a late fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) as established by board rules is required.C. The board may establish a staggered system of license expiration.Laws 1993, ch. 171, § 20; 1997, ch. 218, § 14; 2007, ch. 181, § 17; 2017, ch. 112, § 8.Amended by 2019, c. 243,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2017, c. 112,s. 8, eff. 6/16/2017.