Temporary Barber

IndianaActive
This record was last updated on May 6, 2021, before 2022. It may be out of date — confirm with the board.
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
Last updated
May 6, 2021

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Source and verification

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