{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac41-60-70","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC41-60-70","heading":"General requirements for an apprenticeship sponsor","body":"A. Any individual who wants to sponsor a body-piercing apprentice must meet the following qualifications:\n\n1. The applicant must hold and maintain a current Virginia body-piercing license;\n\n2. The applicant must provide documentation of legally practicing body-piercing for at least five years; and\n\n3. The applicant must provide documentation indicating that the applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions where the practice of body-piercing is regulated.\n\nB. Any individual who wants to sponsor an ear-piercing apprentice must meet the following qualifications:\n\n1. The applicant must hold and maintain a current Virginia body-piercing or ear-piercing license;\n\n2. The applicant must provide documentation of legally practicing body-piercing or ear-piercing for at least five years; and\n\n3. The applicant must provide documentation indicating that the applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions where the practice of body-piercing or ear-piercing is regulated.\n\nC. Apprenticeship sponsors must ensure compliance with the 1500-hour Body-Piercing Apprenticeship Program and Body-Piercing Apprenticeship Standards, or the 500-hour Ear-Piercing Apprenticeship Program and Ear-Piercing Apprenticeship Standards, as applicable.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 41. Board For Barbers And Cosmetology","Chapter 60. Body-Piercing Regulations","Part II. Entry"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency41/chapter60/section70/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:28Z","sha256":"ff7f508c89f91e975a027c1c307d2e1ae04e81b6f1d6a263535213ce50e2eefd","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac41-60-40","next":"us-va/18vac41-60-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}