Temporary Barber
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Sec. 1. The board may license a person to be a barber. Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a barber license.Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant: (1) is either: (A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or (B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and is a graduate of an accredited high school; (2) has graduated from an approved barber school with not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training; (3) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on an examination for barber license applicants prescribed by the board; (4) has not committed an act that could subject the applicant to discipline under IC 25-1-11; and (5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a license under this chapter. Sec. 4. (a) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7, that person may repeat the examination subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board. (b) If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in subsection (a), the board may: (1) refuse to permit the person to take the examination again; or (2) permit the person to take the examination again subject to the rules governing the examination adopted by the board. Sec. 5. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering in a barber school except as part of student instruction. Sec. 6. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering outside a barber shop unless the person: (1) has the permission of a person who holds a barber shop license and: (A) employs; or (B) leases or subleases a part of a shop to; the person licensed under this chapter; and (2) complies with any other practice restrictions established by the board
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Preliminary/temporary license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
- Division
- State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Address
- 402 West Washington Street Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Phone
- (317) 234-3031
- Agency website
- https://www.in.gov/pla/cosmo.htm
- Last updated
- May 6, 2021
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Source and verification
This record is Indiana's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners — see the issuing body section above.
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