(a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a Class 2 barber unless he or she possesses all of the following qualifications:
(1) Is at least 16 years old.
(2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent.
(3) Has successfully completed at least 1,000 clock hours in a licensed or registered school of barbering or 2,000 clock hours under the immediate supervision of a licensed Class 2 barber, who has held a license for at least five years, including time practicing as a barber before August 1, 2013, and as a licensed barber under this chapter before the effective date of the act amending this subdivision, and has worked in a licensed shop for a period of two years. The five-year requirement shall not apply to barbers operating on August 1, 2013.
(b) Any applicant who satisfies the qualifications in subsection (a), pays the applicable examination fee, successfully completes the applicable examination, and pays the license fee shall be issued a Class 2 barber license.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 7B - Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Section 34-7B-1 - Definitions.
Section 34-7B-2 - Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - Creation; Composition; Compensation.
Section 34-7B-3 - Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - Vacancies.
Section 34-7B-5 - Board of Cosmetology and Barbering - Executive Director.
Section 34-7B-6 - Board of Cosmetology and Barbering Fund.
Section 34-7B-7 - Application for Examination or Licensure.
Section 34-7B-8 - Fee Schedule.
Section 34-7B-9 - Change of Name or Address.
Section 34-7B-10 - Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit; Penalties.
Section 34-7B-11 - Findings, Orders of Board; Appeals.
Section 34-7B-12 - Construction of Chapter.
Section 34-7B-13 - Exemptions From Chapter.
Section 34-7B-14 - Duration, Expiration, and Reinstatement of License; Records.
Section 34-7B-15 - Student Registration.
Section 34-7B-16 - Apprentice Registation.
Section 34-7B-17 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Barber.
Section 34-7B-18 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Cosmetologist.
Section 34-7B-19 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Esthetician.
Section 34-7B-20 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Natural Hair Stylist.
Section 34-7B-21 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Manicurist.
Section 34-7B-23 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Manicurist/waxer.
Section 34-7B-24 - Qualifications of Applicants for Examination or Licensure - Instructor.
Section 34-7B-25 - Registration of Threaders.
Section 34-7B-26 - Application and Licensure Requirements to Operate School.
Section 34-7B-27 - Licensure Under Former Chapter.
Section 34-7B-28 - Applicability of Rules.
Section 34-7B-29 - Continuation of Board.
Section 34-7B-30 - Licensure and Regulation of Mobile Salons.