{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 313-A:10","heading":"Qualifications; Barbers.","body":"I. In order to be issued a barber's license by the office of professional licensure and certification, a person shall:\n(a) Be of good professional character;\n(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;\n(c) Have received training of:\n(1) A minimum of 800 hours of training in a school of barbering approved by the office of professional licensure and certification in accordance with this chapter and criteria established by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A; or\n(2) A minimum of 1,600 hours distributed over a period of at least 12 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;\n(d) Pass an examination; and\n(e) Pay a fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification.\nII. An applicant not meeting the conditions of RSA 313-A:10, I(b) through (c) may petition the office of professional licensure and certification for exemption. The office, following criteria established in rules adopted under RSA 313-A:8, XII, may grant the exemption.\nIII. In order to be issued a master barber's license by the office of professional licensure and certification, a person shall:\n(a) Be of good professional character;\n(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;\n(c) Have received training of:\n(1) A minimum of 1,500 hours of training in a school of master barbering approved by the office of professional licensure and certification in accordance with this chapter and criteria established by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A; or\n(2) A minimum of 3,000 hours distributed over a period of at least 18 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;\n(d) Pass an examination; and\n(e) Pay a fee established by the office.","path":["Title XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 313-A: BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, AND ESTHETICS"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/313-A/313-A-10.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:58:42Z","sha256":"133f5fa42e9d5f8c512ea3e12ccae789abaffa13c1b13506308c87f17edaaa2b","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-9","next":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}