§ 17-20-303 - Application.
17-20-303. Application.
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate as a barber, barbershop, barber corporation, or barber school or college shall file an application for a certificate of registration on a form furnished by the State Board of Barber Examiners.
(b) Any person who desires to practice barbering in this state shall file with the Executive Secretary of the State Board of Barber Examiners a written application, under oath, together with two (2) identical two-inch by three-inch signed photographs and satisfactory proof that the applicant is of good moral character.
(c) Any person recently coming into this state who has an unrevoked or unexpired license issued by the proper authorities of another state may be issued a certificate of registration as a registered barber upon making the application as required by law and upon the payment of a one hundred fifty dollar reciprocity fee, subject to the conditions outlined in subsection (d) of this section. The reciprocity fee shall include the license fee until the beginning of the next renewal period.
(d) (1) Any person applying for reciprocity who has at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training may be granted registration by reciprocity upon completion of those hours and proof of licensure by the proper authorities in the state in which the person received the training.
(2) Any person applying for reciprocity who has fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training must also have been continuously engaged in the practice of barbering for at least one (1) year in addition to providing proof of licensure in the state where the applicant received training or holds a license.