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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 41. Board For Barbers And Cosmetology
Chapter 50. Tattooing Regulations
1/15/2026

18VAC41-50-40. Examination requirements and fees.

A. Applicants for initial licensure must pass an examination approved by the board.

B. The applicant must follow all procedures established by the board with regard to conduct at the examination. Such procedures include any written instructions communicated prior to the examination date and any instructions communicated at the site on the date of the examination. Failure to comply with all procedures established by the board and the testing service with regard to conduct at the examination may be grounds for denial of application.

C. Any applicant who does not pass a reexamination within one year of the initial examination date will be required to submit a new application.

D. The fee for examination or reexamination is subject to contracted charges to the board by an outside vendor. These contracts are competitively negotiated and bargained for in compliance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). Fees may be adjusted and charged to the candidate in accordance with these contracts. The fee will not exceed $225 per candidate.

E. Any candidate failing to apply for initial licensure within five years of passing the written examination will be required to retake the examination.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 22, eff. September 1, 2023; Volume 42, Issue 11, eff. January 5, 2026.

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