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Renewals

Individual Licenses
Salon/Booth Licenses
Expired Licenses
Continuing Education Requirements

When renewing your license(s), remember:

• The expiration date is printed on the license.
• License fees are non-refundable.
• Fees changed January 1, 2008.
• The lower part of the license is the renewal form for the upcoming year.
• Make any name or address changes on the form.

To renew, send in form on the lower part of your old license to the Commission office with a check or money order made payable to "State Cosmetology Commission."

South Dakota Cosmetology Commission
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Note: Visit our Forms page for the License Renewal Form if you have lost the renewal form on your current license.

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Individual Licenses

The fee for cosmetologist, nail technician and esthetician license renewals is $20; for instructor license renewal, it is $25.

Cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician and instructor licenses are due for renewal on or before the licensee's birth date. If postmarked or paid after the birth date, a $20 penalty fee is charged.

All senior instructors must attend 12 clock hours of a Commission-approved course annually in order to renew their license.

Salon/Booth Licenses

The Salon/Booth license renewal fee is $35.00 and is due on or before the opening (anniversary) date. If postmarked or paid after the opening date, a $20 penalty fee is charged.

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Expired Licenses

If your license expired less than five years ago, you must pay the renewal fee for each year it was expired and a $20.00 penalty fee for each year it was expired.

If your license expired more than five years ago, you must pay the renewal and penalty fees described above and either:

• take the state boards (theory, practical and state laws/rules exams)
• attend a pre-approved review course of two or more hours, covering South Dakota laws, rules, safety and sanitation procedures, and pass a 25-point open-book written examination

To find a review course, contact a cosmetology school or the Commission. We offer a review course taught by the cosmetology inspector in your area. The course costs $50.00.

Continuing Education Requirements

Continuing education is required for the instructor licenses. It is also required for any licensee who wishes to provide microdermabrasion or electric nail filing services.

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