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225 ILCS 410/1-7

    (225 ILCS 410/1-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1701-7)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-746)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 1-7. Licensure required; renewal; restoration.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to hold himself or
herself out to be a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or
barber without a license as a cosmetologist,
esthetician, nail technician, hair braider or barber issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this Act and of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  It is also unlawful for any person,
firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to own, operate, or conduct a
cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber school
without a license
issued by the Department or to own or operate a cosmetology, esthetics, nail
technology, or hair braiding salon, barber shop, or other business subject to the registration requirements of this Act without a certificate of registration issued
by the Department.  It is further unlawful for any person to teach in any
cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber college or school
approved by the Department or hold himself or herself out as a cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, nail technology, or barber teacher without a license as a teacher,
issued by the Department
or as a cosmetology clinic teacher without a license as a cosmetology clinic teacher issued
by the
Department.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person licensed as a
cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out as
an esthetician and may engage in the practice of esthetics, as defined in this
Act, without being licensed as an esthetician.  A person
licensed as a cosmetology teacher may
teach esthetics or hold himself or herself out as an esthetics  teacher without
being licensed as an esthetics teacher.  A person
licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out
as a nail technician and may engage in the practice of nail technology, as
defined in this Act, without being licensed as a nail
technician.  A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may
teach nail technology and hold himself or herself out as a nail technology
teacher without being licensed as a nail
technology teacher. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider and may engage in the practice of hair braiding, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as a hair braider.  A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach hair braiding and hold himself or herself out as a hair braiding teacher without being licensed as a hair braiding teacher.

(c) A person licensed as a barber teacher may hold himself or herself out
as a barber and may practice barbering without a license as a barber.  A person
licensed as a cosmetology teacher may hold himself or herself out as a
cosmetologist, esthetician, hair braider, and nail technologist and may practice cosmetology,
esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology without a license as a cosmetologist,
esthetician, hair braider, or nail technologist.  A person licensed as an esthetics teacher
may hold himself or herself out as an esthetician without being licensed as an
esthetician and may practice esthetics. A person licensed as a nail technician
teacher may practice nail technology and may hold himself or herself out as a
nail technologist without being licensed as a nail technologist. A person licensed as a hair braiding teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair braider.

(d) The holder of a license issued under this Act may renew that license during the month preceding the expiration date of the license by paying the required fee.

(e)  The expiration date, renewal period, and conditions for renewal and restoration of each license shall be established by rule.

(f) A license issued under the provisions of this Act as a barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology teacher, cosmetology clinic teacher, esthetician, esthetics teacher, nail technician, nail technician teacher, hair braider, or hair braiding teacher that has expired while the holder of the license was engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States of America, or any Women's Auxiliary thereof, or the State Militia called into the service or training of the United States of America or (2) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may be reinstated or restored without payment of any lapsed renewal fees, reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within 2 years after the termination of such service, training, or education other than by dishonorable discharge, the holder furnishes the Department with an affidavit to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training, or education has been so terminated.

(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-746)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 1-7. Licensure required; renewal; restoration.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to hold himself or herself out to be a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider, or barber without a license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, nail technician, hair braider or barber issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of this Act and of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. It is also unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to own, operate, or conduct a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber school without a license issued by the Department or to own or operate a cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, or hair braiding salon, barber shop, or other business subject to the registration requirements of this Act without a certificate of registration issued by the Department. It is further unlawful for any person to teach in any cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, hair braiding, or barber college or school approved by the Department or hold himself or herself out as a cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, nail technology, or barber teacher without a license as a teacher, issued by the Department or as a cosmetology clinic teacher without a license as a cosmetology clinic teacher issued by the Department.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out as an esthetician and may engage in the practice of esthetics, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as an esthetician. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach esthetics or hold himself or herself out as an esthetics teacher without being licensed as an esthetics teacher. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out as a nail technician and may engage in the practice of nail technology, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as a nail technician. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach nail technology and hold himself or herself out as a nail technology teacher without being licensed as a nail technology teacher. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider and may engage in the practice of hair braiding, as defined in this Act, without being licensed as a hair braider. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may teach hair braiding and hold himself or herself out as a hair braiding teacher without being licensed as a hair braiding teacher.

(c) A person licensed as a barber teacher may hold himself or herself out as a barber and may practice barbering without a license as a barber. A person licensed as a cosmetology teacher may hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair braider, and nail technologist and may practice cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology without a license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair braider, or nail technologist. A person licensed as an esthetics teacher may hold himself or herself out as an esthetician without being licensed as an esthetician and may practice esthetics. A person licensed as a nail technician teacher may practice nail technology and may hold himself or herself out as a nail technologist without being licensed as a nail technologist. A person licensed as a hair braiding teacher may practice hair braiding and may hold himself or herself out as a hair braider without being licensed as a hair braider.

(d) The holder of a license issued under this Act may renew that license during the month preceding the expiration date of the license by paying the required fee.

(e) The expiration date, renewal period, and conditions for renewal and restoration of each license shall be established by rule.

(f) A license issued under the provisions of this Act as a barber, barber teacher, cosmetologist, cosmetology teacher, cosmetology clinic teacher, esthetician, esthetics teacher, nail technician, nail technician teacher, hair braider, or hair braiding teacher that has expired while the holder of the license was engaged (1) in federal service on active duty with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the United States of America, or any Women's Auxiliary thereof, or the State Militia called into the service or training of the United States of America or (2) in training or education under the supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into the military service, may be reinstated or restored without payment of any lapsed renewal fees, reinstatement fee, or restoration fee if within 2 years after the termination of such service, training, or education other than by dishonorable discharge, the holder furnishes the Department with an affidavit to the effect that he or she has been so engaged and that his or her service, training, or education has been so terminated.

(Source: P.A. 103-746, eff. 1-1-25.)