NY Gen Bus L § 435 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 28 - Practice of Barbering 435 - License Without Examination; Temporary Licenses.

§  435. License without examination; temporary licenses. 1. Any person   over the age of seventeen years who shall present to  the  secretary  of   state  satisfactory  evidence  that  he has been actually engaged in the   practice of barbering in this state for at least  one  year  within  the   period  of three years immediately prior to July first, nineteen hundred   forty-seven, shall be entitled to a license under this  article  without   examination,  provided  that  application  therefor,  accompanied by the   photographs, evidence and the certificate required  by  paragraphs  (a),   (b)  and  (c),  respectively, of subdivision one of section four hundred   thirty-four of this article and the  required  annual  license  fee,  is   filed  with the secretary of state not later than December thirty-first,   nineteen hundred fifty-one. Nothing in this  subdivision  shall  entitle   any  person to such license without examination who, since the effective   date of this article, has taken and been unsuccessful in an  examination   conducted pursuant thereto.2.  The  secretary  of  state  shall  issue a temporary license to any   person over the age of seventeen years, who, upon taking effect of  this   article,  has  been actually and continuously engaged in the practice of   barbering in this state for a period of not less  than  six  months,  as   substantiated  by sworn affidavits or other evidence satisfactory to the   secretary of state and provided application therefor, accompanied by the   photographs, evidence, and the certificate required by  paragraphs  (a),   (b)  and  (c),  respectively, of subdivision one of section four hundred   thirty-four of this article and one-quarter of the required license fee,   is filed with the secretary of state.3. A temporary license issued under  this  section  shall  expire  six   months  after the date of issuance and such temporary licensee shall not   be entitled to any further  license  until  he  has  taken  a  regularly   scheduled  examination  and  qualified  for  a regular license under the   provisions of this article. The secretary of state may, however, in  his   discretion,  for  good  cause shown, extend the term of such a temporary   license for an additional period  not  exceeding  six  months  upon  the   payment  of  an additional fee equivalent to one-half of the license fee   prescribed by this article.4. Any  person  who  has  duly  applied  for  a  license  pursuant  to   subdivision  one  or  subdivision  two of this section may engage in the   practice of barbering pending the determination of his application.5.  The  secretary  of  state  shall  upon  application  and   without   examination,  issue  a  license  to any person over the age of seventeen   years who  has  been  duly  licensed  by  any  other  state,  territory,   protectorate  or  dependency  of  the  United  States  to  engage in the   practice of barbering upon compliance with  standards  and  requirements   not lower, in the judgment of the secretary of state, than those of this   state,  provided,  however,  that  either  such  state  extends  similar   reciprocity to licensees of this state or the applicant is a  member  of   the  household  of  a  member  of the armed forces of the United States,   national guard or reserves and was a member  of  such  household  before   such   member   relocated  to  the  state.  Such  application  shall  be   accompanied by the photographs, evidence and the certificate required by   paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), respectively, of subdivision one of section   four hundred thirty-four of this article and the required license fee.6. If any person, eligible for any license, mentioned in this section,   be in the military service at or during the time  application  for  such   license  is  required to be filed and license fee paid, according to the   provisions of this section, the period within which said application may   be filed and license fee may be paid, is  extended  in  behalf  of  such   person,  until  three  months  after  the  termination  of said military    service, any provision  contained  in  this  article  to  the  contrary,   notwithstanding.In the case of persons who are or were in the military service and (a)   have   been   or   will   be  discharged  under  conditions  other  than   dishonorable, or (b) have a qualifying condition, as defined in  section   three hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other   than  bad  conduct  or  dishonorable  from  such  service,  or  (c)  are   discharged LGBT veterans, as defined in section three hundred  fifty  of   the  executive law, and have received a discharge other than bad conduct   or dishonorable from such service, the period of one year  specified  in   subdivision  one  of this section and the period of six months specified   in subdivision two of this section need not be continuous. The length of   time such person  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  barbering  before   entering  the military service may be added to any period of time during   which such person was or is engaged in the practice of  barbering  after   the termination of military service.