2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE 8. BEAUTY CULTURE
CHAPTER 12.1. BARBER LICENSES

IC 25-8-12.1
Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses

IC 25-8-12.1-1
Issuance of license
Sec. 1. The board may license a person to be a barber.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-2
Verified application
Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a barber license.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-3
Contents of application
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.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-4
Failure to pass examination
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.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-5
Restrictions on barbering in barber school
Sec. 5. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering in a barber school except as part of student instruction. As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-6
Restrictions on barbering outside barber school
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 under this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-7
Temporary work permit
Sec. 7. The board may issue a temporary work permit to practice barbering.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-8
Application for temporary work permit
Sec. 8. A person must file a verified application with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain a temporary work permit.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-9
Contents of temporary work permit application
Sec. 9. The application described in section 8 of this chapter must state that the applicant will practice barbering under the supervision of a barber, and:
(1) has filed an application under section 2 of this chapter, but has not taken the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7; or
(2) has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g) and is awaiting board determination as described in IC 25-8-4-2(g).
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-10
Expiration of work permit
Sec. 10. (a) Except when held by a barber applicant who has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g), a work permit issued under section 7 of this chapter expires:
(1) three (3) months after the date of issuance; or
(2) thirty (30) days after the permit holder takes the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7;
whichever occurs first.
(b) A work permit held by a barber license applicant who has filed an application under IC 25-8-4-2(g) expires thirty (30) days after board determination as described in IC 25-8-4-2(g). As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-11
Nonrenewability of work permits
Sec. 11. The board may not:
(1) renew or reinstate a work permit; or
(2) grant a person more than one (1) work permit;
issued under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-12
License after military service
Sec. 12. A person who:
(1) enters active military service of the United States or of this state:
(A) in time of war or an emergency;
(B) for or during a period of training; or
(C) in connection with or under the operation of a system of selective service; and
(2) at the time of entry holds a valid license as a registered barber;
shall be granted a similar certificate of registration or license upon presenting to the board an honorable discharge from military service, dated not more than six (6) months before the time of the presentation. The similar certificate or license shall be granted by the board upon payment of a fee established by the board.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.

IC 25-8-12.1-13
Provisional license
Sec. 13. (a) This section applies only to applications for a barber license under this chapter.
(b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue a barber license, the board may issue an initial provisional license to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) The board finds that the applicant has sufficient training or experience as a barber.
(2) The applicant has not committed an act that would constitute a violation of the standards of practice under IC 25-1-11.
(3) The applicant pays a fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8.
(c) An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed barber.
(d) A person who holds an initial provisional license may apply for renewal of a barber license under this article.
(e) The holder of a provisional license may petition the board for the issuance of a barber license to practice without supervision. The holder of a provisional license who demonstrates to the board that the holder may satisfactorily practice without supervision shall be

released from terms of the provisional license and is entitled to hold a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.