New Mexico Statutes
Article 17A - Barbers and Cosmetologists
Section 61-17A-8.1 - Licensure requirements; hairstylists. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a hairstylist license shall be issued to a person who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and who:
(1) has an education equivalent to the completion of the second year of high school;
(2) is at least seventeen years of age;
(3) has completed a course in hairstyling of at least one thousand two hundred hours in a school; and
(4) has passed an examination approved by the board.
B. A hairstylist license shall be issued to a person who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and meets the requirements of Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection A of this section.
C. The holder of a hairstylist license has the right and privilege to use the title "hairstylist".
History: Laws 2017, ch. 112, § 2.
Delayed repeals. — For the delayed repeal of this section, see 61-17A-25 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 112 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

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