{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-11","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 313-A:11","heading":"Qualifications; Cosmetologists.","body":"I. In order to be issued a cosmetologist'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 1,200 hours of training in a school of cosmetology approved by the board; or\n(2) A minimum of 3,000 hours distributed over a period of at least 18 months under a licensed cosmetologist who has engaged in the practice of cosmetology 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:11, 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.","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-11.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:58:42Z","sha256":"8f5b5677731f0897a62cd094fee1b994b4b380b4925bd69d28ae89e9e7672d97","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-10","next":"us-nh/rsa-313-a-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}