Guam § 18105 - Powers.

§ 18105. Powers.

(a) The Board shall have the powers necessary to carry out

and perform the purposes and provisions of this Chapter,

including the following, in addition to other powers and duties

granted in this Chapter, and may:

(1) adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement

this Chapter;

(2) issue licenses and renew licenses of duly qualified

applicants;

(3) deny a license to unqualified applicants;

(4) establish fees for issuance of licenses,

examinations, inspections, and others as necessary, through

the Administrative Adjudication Law process;

(5) adopt and use a common seal for the authentication

of its records and modify it;

(6) investigate alleged violations of this Chapter and

consumer complaints involving the practice of cosmetology,

barbering, esthetics, or manicuring, schools offering training

in these areas, and salons/shops and booth renters offering

these services;

(7) employ any person(s) for the purpose of

investigating any violation or suspected violation of this

Chapter;

(8) issue subpoenas, statements of charges, statements

of intent, final orders, stipulated agreements and any other

legal remedies necessary to enforce this Chapter;

(9) issue cease and desist letters, and letters of warning

for infractions of this Chapter;

(10) conduct all disciplinary proceedings, impose

sanctions, and assess fines for violations of this Chapter, or

any rules adopted under it;

(11) prepare and administer, or approve, the preparation

and administration of licensing examinations;

(12) establish minimum safety and sanitation standards

for schools, cosmetologists, barbers, manicurists,

estheticians and salons/shops;

(13) establish requirements for the training of students,

schools and establishments;

(14) establish by rule the procedures for re-examination;

(15) accept in payment of any fee required by this

Chapter, cash or any customary or generally accepted

equivalent medium of exchange, including check, cashier’s

check, certified check or money order; provided, that no fee

shall be deemed paid, unless cash has been received or the

other medium of exchange converted to cash; and

(16) administer exams for licensure for the following:

(A) barber;

(B) cosmetologist instructor;

(C) cosmetologist;

(D) electrologist;

(E) esthetician; and

(F) manicurist.