Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.3

A. In order to safeguard and protect the health and general

welfare of the people of this state, the State Board of Cosmetology

and Barbering is hereby vested with the powers and duties necessary

and proper to enable it to fully and effectively carry out the

provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act.

B. The Board shall have the powers and duties to:

1. Promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures

Act relating to standards of sanitation which must be observed and

practiced by all cosmetology and barber establishments, cosmetology

or barber schools, master cosmetology instructors, master barber

instructors, barbers, apprentices, students, and board licensees.

The Board shall furnish copies of the rules to the owner or manager

of each cosmetology school, barber school and cosmetology and barber

establishment operating in this state. It shall be the duty of each

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owner or manager to post a copy of the rules in a conspicuous place

in each of the establishments or schools;

2. Conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of

registration as manicurists, cosmetologists, facial operators,

manicurist/nail technician instructor, facial/esthetics instructor,

master cosmetology instructor, barber, or barber instructor at such

times and places determined by the Board. Applications for all

examinations shall be made on forms approved by the Board;

3. Keep a record of all its proceedings. The Board shall keep

a record of all applicants for certificates, licenses and permits,

showing the name of the applicant, the name and location of the

place of occupation or business, if any, and the residence address

of the applicant, and whether the applicant was granted or refused a

certificate, license or permit. The records of the Board shall be

valid and sufficient evidence of matters contained therein, shall

constitute public records. Records shall be open to public

inspection at all reasonable times and subject to the Oklahoma Open

Records Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

contrary, records and information obtained in connection with an

investigation of alleged violations, including complaints, identity

of a complainant, investigative reports, and documentation or images

generated or received during the course of an investigation, shall

be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure;

4. Issue all certificates of registration, licenses, permits,

notices and orders;

5. Establish limited specialty licenses and certificates for

facial/esthetics instructor, eyelash extension instructor,

manicurist/nail technician instructor, master barber instructor, or

master cosmetology instructor within the practice of cosmetology or

barbering. The Board shall also promulgate rules for special

licenses, including but not limited to reduced curriculum

requirements, as the Board may deem appropriate and necessary to

further the purposes of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

provided, that the rules promulgated for specialty licenses shall

not require training or testing not required in this act;

6. Make regular inspections of all cosmetology and barber

schools and cosmetology and barber establishments operating in this

state, and reports thereof shall be kept and maintained in the

office of the Board;

7. Make investigations and reports on all violations of the

Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

8. Take samples of beauty supplies for the purpose of chemical

analysis; provided, that if the owner demands payment for the sample

taken, payment at the regular retail price shall be made;

9. Refuse, revoke, or suspend licenses, certificates of

registration or permits after notice and an opportunity for a full

hearing, pursuant to Article II of the Administrative Procedures

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of chemical

analysis; provided, that if the owner demands payment for the sample

taken, payment at the regular retail price shall be made;

9. Refuse, revoke, or suspend licenses, certificates of

registration or permits after notice and an opportunity for a full

hearing, pursuant to Article II of the Administrative Procedures

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Act, on proof of violation of any of these provisions or the rules

established by the Board;

10. Enter into any contracts necessary to implement or enforce

the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act or

rules promulgated thereto; and

11. Apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order

enjoining an unlicensed person from practicing cosmetology or

barbering or holding himself or herself out as a practitioner of

cosmetology or barbering. Injunctive relief granted by the court

shall be without bond.

C. 1. Any person whose license, certificate of registration,

or permit has been suspended or revoked may, after the expiration of

thirty (30) days, make application to the Board for reinstatement

thereof.

2. Reinstatement of any such license, certificate of

registration, or permit shall rest in the sound discretion of the

Board.

3. Any action of the Board in refusing, revoking, or suspending

a license, certificate of registration, or permit may be appealed to

the district court of the county of the appellant’s residence

pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.

D. 1. In any case where a licensee becomes a member of the

Armed Forces of the United States, such license shall not lapse by

reason thereof but shall be considered and held in full force and

effect without further payment of license fees during the period of

service in the Armed Forces of the United States and for six (6)

months after honorable release therefrom. At any time within six

(6) months after honorable release from the Armed Forces of the

United States the licensee may resume practice pursuant to a license

without other or further examination by notifying the Board in

writing.

2. The period of time in which the licensee shall have been a

member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall not be

computed in arriving at the amount of fee or fees due or to become

due by such licensee.