MN COSMETOLOGY LAWS AND RULES FINAL
STUDY PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ standard license for a cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail
technician license and not an advanced practice or manager license.
Answer: Operator
◉ a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Answer: Porous material
◉ __________ include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins,
rollers, scissors, needles, and thread Answer: simple braiding
devices
◉ means those services not defined as the practice of cosmetology
under Minnesota Statutes, and which are exempt from regulation by
the board Answer: Unregulated Services
◉ Unregulated services include: Answer: ear piercing, body art,
body painting, henna tattoos and permanent tattoos, eyebrow
embroidery, eyebrow microblading, permanent hair removal, and
permanent makeup; tanning by UV radiation and spray tanning
units; injectables; services for theatrical, television, film, fashion,
,photography, or media productions; media appearances; mortuary
services; massage; body wraps when performed by a massage
therapist; and hair braiding, hair braiding services, and hair braiders
◉ Nonrequired courses and unregulated services shall be Answer:
conspicuously identified in all written material, in type of the same
size as the course or service name
◉ No more than ______ of the total instructional time and clinical
experience in unregulated services shall be included in the
minimum hours of schooling required for licensure Answer: one
percent
◉ Each school must maintain copies of all advertisements for clinic
services for ______ years, available to the board at its request Answer:
3
◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed: _____ for the school license: Answer:
$3,000
◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed ______ for the designated school manager
Answer: $2,000
, ◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed ____ for each instructor Answer: $1,000
◉ the school owner or school manager must inform the board, in
writing, of a name change within ______ of the effective date of the
change Answer: 60 days
◉ Board inspectors must carry board-issued photo identification
Answer: True
◉ the school licensee and the DSM must take immediate action to
address each violation and within: Answer: ten business days
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the school moves
to a new location. The school owner has ______ days after a move to
apply for and receive a new school license in accordance Answer: 30
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the school is sold.
The new school owner must apply for a school license at least _____
days before the effective date of the change Answer: 30 days
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the business
structure of the owner is changed. The school owner has _____ days
after a change in business structure to apply for and receive a new
school license Answer: 60 days
STUDY PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ standard license for a cosmetologist, esthetician, or nail
technician license and not an advanced practice or manager license.
Answer: Operator
◉ a material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.
Answer: Porous material
◉ __________ include clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins,
rollers, scissors, needles, and thread Answer: simple braiding
devices
◉ means those services not defined as the practice of cosmetology
under Minnesota Statutes, and which are exempt from regulation by
the board Answer: Unregulated Services
◉ Unregulated services include: Answer: ear piercing, body art,
body painting, henna tattoos and permanent tattoos, eyebrow
embroidery, eyebrow microblading, permanent hair removal, and
permanent makeup; tanning by UV radiation and spray tanning
units; injectables; services for theatrical, television, film, fashion,
,photography, or media productions; media appearances; mortuary
services; massage; body wraps when performed by a massage
therapist; and hair braiding, hair braiding services, and hair braiders
◉ Nonrequired courses and unregulated services shall be Answer:
conspicuously identified in all written material, in type of the same
size as the course or service name
◉ No more than ______ of the total instructional time and clinical
experience in unregulated services shall be included in the
minimum hours of schooling required for licensure Answer: one
percent
◉ Each school must maintain copies of all advertisements for clinic
services for ______ years, available to the board at its request Answer:
3
◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed: _____ for the school license: Answer:
$3,000
◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed ______ for the designated school manager
Answer: $2,000
, ◉ The maximum total inspection penalties per license per
inspection must not exceed ____ for each instructor Answer: $1,000
◉ the school owner or school manager must inform the board, in
writing, of a name change within ______ of the effective date of the
change Answer: 60 days
◉ Board inspectors must carry board-issued photo identification
Answer: True
◉ the school licensee and the DSM must take immediate action to
address each violation and within: Answer: ten business days
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the school moves
to a new location. The school owner has ______ days after a move to
apply for and receive a new school license in accordance Answer: 30
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the school is sold.
The new school owner must apply for a school license at least _____
days before the effective date of the change Answer: 30 days
◉ A school license must not be transferred when the business
structure of the owner is changed. The school owner has _____ days
after a change in business structure to apply for and receive a new
school license Answer: 60 days
