MN COSMETOLOGY LAWS AND RULES EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ expired salon found on inspection Answer: $500
◉ expired school found on inspection Answer: $1,000
◉ failure to display current license Answer: $100
◉ failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or
materials Answer: $500
◉ use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters
Answer: $500
◉ fine for performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician
salon, or performing esthetician or cosmetology services in a nail
salon Answer: $500
◉ fine for owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an
independent contractor Answer: $200
,◉ fine for operator working as an independent contractor Answer:
$100
◉ refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection Answer: $500
◉ fee for practitioner late renewal fee Answer: $45
◉ fee for salon or school late renewal fee Answer: $50
◉ homebound service permit Answer: $50 three-year fee
◉ fee for Name change Answer: $20
◉ Certification of Licensure Answer: $30 each
◉ duplicate license Answer: $20
◉ special event permit Answer: $75
◉ registration of hair braiders? Answer: $20 per year
, ◉ fee for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail
technician, esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee
Answer: $100
◉ expedited initial individual license Answer: $150
◉ expedited initial salon license Answer: $300
◉ instructor and practitioner continuing education provider
approval Answer: $150 each year
◉ All fees established in subdivisions 1 and 1a must be paid to the
executive secretary of the board Answer: Fees disposition
◉ ________ shall be given in the following situations: overpayment;
death or permanent disability before the effective date of a license;
or an individual's ineligibility for licensure. Applicants determined
ineligible to receive a license will be refunded the license fee minus
any processing fee and minus any application fee this section require
Answer: Refunds
◉ A licensee who applies for licensing in a second category shall pay
the full license fee and application fee for the second category of
license Answer: Other Licenses
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ expired salon found on inspection Answer: $500
◉ expired school found on inspection Answer: $1,000
◉ failure to display current license Answer: $100
◉ failure to dispose of single-use equipment, implements, or
materials Answer: $500
◉ use of prohibited razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters
Answer: $500
◉ fine for performing nail or cosmetology services in esthetician
salon, or performing esthetician or cosmetology services in a nail
salon Answer: $500
◉ fine for owner and manager allowing an operator to work as an
independent contractor Answer: $200
,◉ fine for operator working as an independent contractor Answer:
$100
◉ refusal or failure to cooperate with an inspection Answer: $500
◉ fee for practitioner late renewal fee Answer: $45
◉ fee for salon or school late renewal fee Answer: $50
◉ homebound service permit Answer: $50 three-year fee
◉ fee for Name change Answer: $20
◉ Certification of Licensure Answer: $30 each
◉ duplicate license Answer: $20
◉ special event permit Answer: $75
◉ registration of hair braiders? Answer: $20 per year
, ◉ fee for each temporary military license for a cosmetologist, nail
technician, esthetician, or advanced practice esthetician one-year fee
Answer: $100
◉ expedited initial individual license Answer: $150
◉ expedited initial salon license Answer: $300
◉ instructor and practitioner continuing education provider
approval Answer: $150 each year
◉ All fees established in subdivisions 1 and 1a must be paid to the
executive secretary of the board Answer: Fees disposition
◉ ________ shall be given in the following situations: overpayment;
death or permanent disability before the effective date of a license;
or an individual's ineligibility for licensure. Applicants determined
ineligible to receive a license will be refunded the license fee minus
any processing fee and minus any application fee this section require
Answer: Refunds
◉ A licensee who applies for licensing in a second category shall pay
the full license fee and application fee for the second category of
license Answer: Other Licenses
