California LawQuestion 100 of 100
A friend whose manicurist license lapsed asks to take walk-in clients at your station and to use your license number if anyone asks. What should you do?
a.Allow it as long as you stay in the salon and directly supervise her work
b.Allow it for up to 30 days while her renewal application is being processed
c.Allow it if the salon owner approves the arrangement in writing
d.Refuse — every person performing nail services must hold their own current license, and letting someone work under yours is unlicensed practice for which both of you can be cited and your own license can be suspended or revoked
Explanation
Each person who performs nail services must personally hold a current California license, so a lapsed licensee working under your number is unlicensed practice and you are helping it happen. Supervision, a pending renewal and the owner's written blessing change nothing, because none of them creates licensed authority. Both of you can be cited and fined, and your own license can face suspension or revocation.
Law Reference: California Barbering and Cosmetology Act (B&P Code §7301 et seq.)Practice all 100 questions free — no signup required.
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