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South Dakota Cosmetology Commission
License Renewal
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, 2020.
- The lower part of the license is the renewal form for the upcoming year.
- Make any name or address changes on the form.
Log in to renew your license online.
If you prefer to renew your license by mail, complete the form on the lower part of your old license and return it to the Commission office with a check or money order made payable to "South Dakota 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 and wish to renew by mail.
Individual Licenses
The fee for cosmetologist, nail technician and esthetician license renewals is $25; for instructor license renewal, it is $35.
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 instructors must complete 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 $40 and is due on or before the opening (anniversary) date. If postmarked or paid after the opening date, a $20 penalty fee is charged.
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 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); or
- Take the Commission’s two hour safety and infection control course and pass a 25-question open-book written examination review course taught by the cosmetology inspector in your area. The fee for the course costs is $50.
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.