§ 17-20-302. Qualifications of applicants
Any person shall be qualified to receive a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber who: (1) Is qualified under this chapter; (2) Has passed a satisfactory examination conducted by the State Board of Barber Examiners to determine his or her fitness to practice barbering; (3) Is at least sixteen and one-half (16 […]
§ 17-20-303. Application
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate as a barber, barber student, teacher manager instructor, teacher manager instructor student, 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 and pay the application fee. (b) […]
§ 17-20-304. Examinations
(a) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber who fails to pass a satisfactory examination conducted by the State Board of Barber Examiners may apply for another examination at any future meeting of the board. (b) The fee for each reexamination shall be the same as the fee for […]
§ 17-20-305. Display of certificates
Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near his or her work chair.
§ 17-20-103. Exemptions — Construction
(a) The following persons, firms, or corporations are exempt from the provisions under this chapter while in the proper discharge of their professional duties: (1) Persons licensed by the laws of this state to practice the healing arts; (2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States Army, United States Navy, or United States […]
§ 17-20-307. Renewal — Expiration — Restoration
(a) Every registered barber or teacher manager instructor who continues in active practice or service shall annually between July 1 and September 1 renew his or her certificate of registration or shop certificate of registration by paying the required fee. (b) Every certificate of registration which has not been renewed, as herein required, in any […]
§ 17-20-104. Penalties
(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate as a barber, barbershop, barber corporation, or barber school or college which fails to file an application for certificate of registration shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person, firm, or corporation which shall operate as a barber, barbershop, barber corporation, or barber school […]
§ 17-20-308. Grounds for disciplinary action
The State Board of Barber Examiners may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate of registration, take other appropriate disciplinary action, and impose a civil penalty as provided in § 17-20-310 for any of the following: (1) (A) Conviction of a felony listed under § 17-3-102 shown by a certified […]
§ 17-20-101. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Barber Law”.
§ 17-20-102. Definitions
(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “barbering” means any one (1) or any combination of the following practices when performed for cosmetic purposes and done for the public generally for pay, either directly or indirectly in any location defined as a barber shop: (1) Shaving or trimming the beard; (2) […]