{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-8-4-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-8-4-1","heading":"Exempt individuals","body":"Sec. 1. The provisions of this article requiring a person to obtain a license do not apply to a person performing cosmetology as a:\n(1) student in a beauty culture school;\n(2) commissioned medical or surgical officer of the United States armed forces;\n(3) chiropractor (as defined by IC 25-10-1-1(2));\n(4) embalmer (as defined by IC 25-15-2-8);\n(5) funeral director (as defined by IC 25-15-2-12);\n(6) registered nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.1(a));\n(7) licensed practical nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.2);\n(8) physician (as defined by IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(g));\n(9) podiatrist (as defined by IC 25-29-1-13); or\n(10) person conducting an educational activity involving beauty culture at a scheduled meeting of an association that:\n(A) recognizes a group of its members as beauty culture professionals; and\n(B) is not open to persons who are not licensed under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 8. BEAUTY CULTURE","Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-8-4-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"06c6bb1c28400c6b9884fd2761cd3de05cc486494d21870bdc5e81b26c17283f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-8-3-30","next":"us-in/ic-25-8-4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}