Ohio § 4713.64

§ 4713.64.

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board may take disciplinary action under this chapter

for any of the following: (1) Failure to comply with the safety, infection control, and licensing requirements

of this chapter or rules adopted under it; (2) Continued practice by an individual knowingly having an infectious or contagious

disease; (3) Habitual drunkenness or addiction to any habit-forming drug; (4) Willful false and fraudulent or deceptive advertising; (5) Falsification of any record or application required to be filed with the board; (6) Failure to pay a fine or abide by a suspension order issued by the board; (7) Failure to cooperate with an investigation or inspection; (8) Failure to respond to a subpoena; (9) Conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code ; (10) In the case of a salon, any individual's conviction of or plea of guilty to a violation

of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code for an activity that took place on the premises of the salon. (B) On determining that there is cause for disciplinary action, the board may do one

or more of the following: (1) Deny, revoke, suspend, or impose conditions on a license, permit, or registration

issued by the board under this chapter; (2) Impose a fine; (3) Require the holder of a license, permit, or registration issued under this chapter

to take corrective action courses. (C)(1) Except as provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section, the board shall take

disciplinary action pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised

Code. (2) The board may take disciplinary action without conducting an adjudication under Chapter

119. of the Revised Code against an individual who or salon that violates division

(A)(9) or (10) of this section.  After the board takes such disciplinary action, the board shall give written notice

to the subject of the disciplinary action of the right to request a hearing under

Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (3) In lieu of an adjudication, the board may enter into a consent agreement with the

holder of a license, permit, or registration issued under this chapter.  A consent agreement that is ratified by a majority vote of a quorum of the board

members is considered to constitute the findings and orders of the board with respect

to the matter addressed in the agreement.  If the board does not ratify a consent agreement, the admissions and findings contained

in the agreement are of no effect, and the case shall be scheduled for adjudication

under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (D) The amount and content of corrective action courses and other relevant criteria shall

be established by the board in rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code . (E)(1) The board may impose a separate fine for each offense listed in division (A) of this

section.  The amount of the first fine issued for a violation as the result of an inspection

shall be not more than two hundred fifty dollars if the violator has not previously

been fined for that offense.  Any fines issued for additional violations during such an inspection shall not be

more than one hundred dollars for each additional violation.  The fine shall be not more than five hundred dollars if the violator has been fined

for the same offense once before.  Any fines issued for additional violations during a second inspection shall not

be more than two hundred dollars for each additional violation.  The fine shall be not more than one thousand dollars if the violator has been fined

for the same offense two or more times before.  Any fines issued for additional violations during a third inspection shall not be

more than three hundred dollars for each additional violation. (2) The board shall issue an order notifying a violator of a fine imposed under division

(E)(1) of this section.  The notice shall specify the date by which the fine is to be paid.  The date shall be less than forty-five days after the board issues the order. (3) At the request of a violator who is temporarily unable to pay a fine, or upon its

own motion, the board may extend the time period within which the violator shall pay

the fine up to ninety days after the date the board issues the order. (4) If the fine remains unpaid on the ninety-first day after the board issues an order

under division (E)(2) of this section, the amount of the fine shall be certified to

the attorney general for collection in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney

general.  The attorney general may assess the collection cost to the amount certified in such

a manner and amount as prescribed by the attorney general. (F) In the case of an offense of failure to comply with division (A) or (B)(2) or (3)

of section 4713.50 of the Revised Code, the board shall impose a fine of five hundred

dollars if the violator has not previously been fined for that offense.  If the violator has previously been fined for the offense, the board may impose

a fine in accordance with this division or take another action in accordance with

division (B) of this section. (G) The board shall notify a licensee or registrant who is in violation of division (A)

of this section and the owner of the salon in which the conditions constituting the

violation were found.  The individual receiving the notice of violation and the owner of the salon may

request a hearing pursuant to section 119.07 of the Revised Code .  If the individual or owner fails to request a hearing or enter into a consent agreement

thirty days after the date the board, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code , notifies the individual or owner of the board's intent to act against the individual

or owner under division (A) of this section, the board by a majority vote of a quorum

of the board members may take the action against the individual or owner without holding

an adjudication hearing. (H) The board, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or

pursuant to a consent agreement, may suspend a license, permit, or registration if

the licensee, permit holder, or registrant fails to correct an unsafe condition that

exists in violation of the board's rules or fails to cooperate in an inspection.  If a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it has resulted in a condition

reasonably believed by an inspector to create an immediate danger to the health and

safety of any individual using the facility, the inspector may suspend the license

or permit of the facility or the individual responsible for the violation without

a prior hearing until the condition is corrected or until a hearing in accordance

with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code is held or a consent agreement is entered into

and the board either upholds the suspension or reinstates the license, permit, or

registration. (I) The board shall not take disciplinary action against a person licensed to operate

a salon or school for a violation of this chapter that was committed by an individual

licensed to practice a branch of cosmetology or barbering, while practicing within

the salon or school, when the individual's actions were beyond the control of the

salon owner or school.