PURPOSE: This rule explains the procedure necessary to obtain a duplicate license.

1. (1) No license issued by the Board of Cosmetology may be photocopied or reproduced in any way. Valid duplicate licenses may only be obtained from the board’s office.

2. (2) If a cosmetology license has been destroyed, lost, mutilated beyond practical usage or was never received, the licensee must obtain a duplicate license from the board. The licensee may choose one (1) of the following options:

   1. (A) The licensee may appear and present the duplicate license fee established in 4 CSR 90-13.010; or
   2. (B) The licensee may appear and present a notarized affidavit stating that the license has been destroyed, lost, mutilated beyond practical usage, or was never received. No fee is required with this option.

3. (3) To obtain a duplicate license under either of the options in section (2), a licensee must personally appear at the board’s office in Jefferson City. Directions to the office may be obtained by contacting the board office. In addition to his/her appearance at the board office, a licensee must produce the following items:

   1. (A) One (1) form of identification as described in 4 CSR 90-13.060; and FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
   2. (B) Two (2) bust photographs of the licensee measuring approximately two inches by two inches (2" × 2") which have been taken within the last two (2) years.
4. (4) If a licensee recovers the original license after obtaining a duplicate license in accordance with this regulation, the licensee shall mail the original license to the board office within ten (10) days.

AUTHORITY: section 329.230, RSMo 1994.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 90- 13.040. Original rule filed Aug. 2, 1990, effective Dec. 31, 1990. Amended: Filed June 8, 1999, effective Dec. 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2090-13.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 329.320, RSMo 1945, amended 1981.