# N.Y. GBS Law § 441: Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S441

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. GBS Law § 441
- **Heading:** Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28 / Section 441

## Text

§ 441. Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates. (a) A\nlicense to engage in the practice of barbering or to conduct a barber\nshop or a certificate of an apprentice may be suspended or revoked or in\nlieu thereof a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars payable to the\ndepartment of state or a reprimand may be imposed by the secretary of\nstate, for any one or more of the following causes:\n 1. Refusal to submit to physical examination when ordered by the\nsecretary of state, pursuant to subdivision three of section four\nhundred thirty-three.\n 2. Practice by a person having an infectious or communicable disease.\n 3. Habitual drunkenness or unlawful use of a habit-forming drug.\n 4. Fraud or bribery in securing a certificate by an apprentice or in\nsecuring a license or permission to take an examination therefor.\n 5. The making of any false statement as to a material matter in any\napplication or other statement or certificate required by or pursuant to\nthis article.\n 6. Incompetency.\n 7. Failure to display the license or certificate as provided in this\narticle.\n 8. Violation of any provision of this article, or of any rule or\nregulation adopted hereunder, or of any applicable sanitary code.\n 9. Conviction of any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.\n 10. Conviction under subdivision one of section sixty-five of the\nalcoholic beverage control law where such conviction was for the sale of\nalcohol to a person actually under the age of twenty-one and the offense\noccurred at the barber's place of business.\n (b) Whenever the license to practice barbering or the license to\nconduct a barber shop or the certificate of an apprentice is revoked,\nsuch license or certificate shall not be reinstated or reissued until\nafter the expiration of a period of one year from the date of such\nrevocation.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. GBS Law § 430 Purpose of article](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S430.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 431 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S431.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 432 Practice of barbering; license required; apprentices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S432.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 433 Powers of the secretary of state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S433.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 434 License after examination; application to take](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S434.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 435 License without examination; temporary licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S435.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 436 Sanitary rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S436.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 437 Apprentices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S437.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 438 Barber shop owners' license; requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S438.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 439 Licenses; display; renewal; duplicates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S439.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 440 Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S440.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 441 Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S441.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 442 Hearing on charges; decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S442.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 443 Judicial review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S443.md)

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