Connecticut § 20-239 - Expiration of license; renewal; fee.

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§ 20-239. Expiration of license; renewal; fee.

Sec. 20-239. Expiration of license; renewal; fee. All licenses issued to master barbers by the Department of Public Health shall be renewed once every two years, and shall expire in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88. No person shall carry on the occupation of master barber after the expiration of his license until he has made application bearing the date of his insignia card to said department, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars for the renewal of such license for two years. Such application shall be in writing, addressed to said department and signed by the person applying for such renewal.

(1949 Rev., S. 4572, 4573; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 2282d; 1949, 1953, S. 2283d; 1969, P.A. 389, S. 3; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 76; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 14; P.A. 73-259, S. 1, 4; P.A. 74-113, S. 2; P.A. 80-484, S. 103, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 52, 71; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 31, 117; P.A. 96-180, S. 73, 166; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 23; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 230.)

History: 1969 act raised barbers' renewal fee from $7 to $10 and fee for late renewal from $10 to $20 and raised apprentices' fee for renewal from $3 to $5 and fee for late renewal from $5 to $10; 1971 act raised renewal and late renewal fees for barbers only to $25 and $50, respectively; 1972 act changed expiration date for barber or manager barber licenses from October first in odd-numbered years to May first annually and halved fee for regular renewal only; P.A. 73-259 added proviso re interim period in changing license expiration dates; P.A. 74-113 deleted obsolete proviso covering renewals during change over interim, halved fee for late renewal of barber or manager barber license and raised fee for late renewal of shop registration from $20 to $25; P.A. 80-484 deleted references to manager barbers, replaced references to barbers with master barber, transferred licensing power from board of examiners to health services department and made renewals as of January 1, 1981, conform with provisions of Sec. 19-45, replacing previous detailed provisions for late renewal of barber or manager barber license, renewal and late renewal of apprentice certificate and late renewal of shop registration; P.A. 81-471 deleted reference to May first as expiration date; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised fee to $25; P.A. 96-180 made a technical change, effective June 3, 1996; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 changed license renewal from annually to biennially and increased renewal fee from $25 to $50, effective January 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $50 to $100.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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