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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-108 - Low-voltage electric fence alarm systems; regulation; state preemption

32-108.
Low-voltage electric fence alarm systems;  regulation;  state preemption
The regulation of low-voltage electric fence alarm systems is of statewide concern. The regulation of low-voltage electric fence alarm systems pursuant to this chapter and their use is not subject to further regulation by a county,  city,  town or other political subdivision of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-109 - Technical registration fund

32-109.
Technical registration fund
A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the executive director shall deposit ten percent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund to assist in defraying the cost of maintaining the state government and shall deposit the remaining ninety percent in a separate fund,  known as the technical registration fund,  to be used only in defraying expenses of the board and in prosecuting violations of this chapter.
B. Monies deposited in the technical registration fund pursuant to subsection A of this section are subject to section 35-143.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-110 - Immunity from personal liability

32-110.
Immunity from personal liability
Members,  agents and employees of the board,  members of advisory committees and statutorily established committees of the board and registrants volunteering professional services to emergency services personnel at the scene of a disaster as part of an authorized board program are immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith within the scope of their authority.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-111 - Home inspector rules and standards committee

32-111.
Home inspector rules and standards committee
A. The home inspector rules and standards committee of the state board of technical registration is established and consists of:
1. Three home inspectors,  one of whom is a resident of a county with a population of four hundred thousand persons or less,  appointed by the board from a list of names any home inspector organization provides if the home inspector organization meets all of the following criteria:
(a) Has at least forty members who are actively engaged in the practice of home inspection in this state.
(b) Holds regular elections.
(c) Publishes bylaws.
(d) Maintains a code of ethics.
2. Two members of the board of technical registration,  including:
(a) An architect member or an engineer member of the board who is appointed by the chairman.
(b) The public member.
B. The board may make appointments of home inspectors to the committee from the lists provided pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section or from others having the necessary qualifications.
C. The board-appointed members serve staggered three-year terms. These members shall be home inspectors,  shall each have at least five years of experience as a home inspector and shall have passed the examination prescribed in section 32-122.02. The board by a majority vote may remove any member for misconduct,  incapacity or neglect of duty and may appoint a new member to complete a term.
D. The committee is responsible for drafting and recommending to the board:
1. Criteria for home inspector certification.
2. Standards for home inspection reports.
3. Standards for written examinations.
4. Standards for educational programs,  including course of study,  programs and continuing education.
5. Rules defining conduct.
6. Recommendations for types of financial assurances as required in section 32-122.02.
7. Other rules and standards related to the practice of home inspectors.
E. The committee may participate in the investigation and review of home inspector complaints as provided by the board.
F. Members of the home inspector rules and standards committee are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 1.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-113 - Preemption; power of local authorities

32-113.
Preemption;  power of local authorities
A. The state legislature determines that the licensure,  certification or registration of alarm businesses and alarm agents is a matter of statewide concern. The power to license,  register or certify an alarm business or alarm agent is preempted by this state.
B. The board,  a county,  a city,  including a charter city,  or a town shall not require an alarm business to provide any information regarding the alarm subscribers of the alarm business without a court order.
C. A county,  city,  including a charter city,  or town that violates this section shall reimburse a prevailing party for fees and expenses. A court may assess civil penalties against the county or city.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-121 - Certificate or registration required for practice

32-121.
Certificate or registration required for practice
Except as otherwise provided in this section,  a person or firm desiring to practice any board-regulated profession or occupation shall first secure a certificate or registration and shall comply with all the conditions prescribed in this chapter. An alarm business or an alarm agent may install alarms if all of the following apply:
1. The alarm business has submitted an application for certification pursuant to section 32-122.05 or is a licensed contractor pursuant to chapter 10 of this title.
2. Each controlling person has submitted an application and proof of a valid fingerprint clearance card to the board pursuant to section 32-122.05.
3. The alarm agent has submitted an application and applied for a fingerprint clearance card pursuant to section 32-122.06.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-122 - Qualifications for in-training designation

32-122.
Qualifications for in-training designation
(L22,  Ch. 59,  sec. 43)
A. An applicant for in-training designation as an engineer,  geologist or land surveyor shall:
1. Be a graduate of a school approved by the board or have four years or more of education or experience,  or both,  in work in the profession in which registration is sought that meets standards specified by the board in its rules.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  subsection D,  pass the in-training examination in the profession in which registration is sought.
B. An applicant for in-training designation as an assayer shall:
1. Be a graduate of a school and curriculum approved by the board or have four years or more of education or experience,  or both,  in work in the profession in which registration is sought that meets standards specified by the board in its rules.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  subsection D,  pass the in-training examination in the profession in which registration is sought.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-122; Version 2 - Qualifications for in-training registration

32-122.
Qualifications for in-training registration
(L22,  Ch. 59,  sec. 44)
A. An applicant for in-training registration as an architect,  engineer,  geologist or landscape architect shall:
1. Be a graduate of a school approved by the board or have four years or more,  or if an applicant for in-training registration as an architect,  five years or more,  of education or experience,  or both,  in work in the profession in which registration is sought that meets standards specified by the board in its rules.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  subsection D,  pass the in-training examination in the profession in which registration is sought.
B. An applicant for in-training registration as a land surveyor shall:
1. Be a graduate of a school and curriculum approved by the board,  or have four years or more of education or experience,  or both,  in work in the profession in which registration is sought that meets standards specified by the board in its rules.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  subsection D,  pass the in-training examination in the profession in which registration is sought.
C. An applicant for in-training registration as a home inspector-in-training shall meet the requirements of section 32-122.02,  subsection A,  paragraphs 1 through 6.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-122.01 - Qualifications for professional registration

32-122.01.
Qualifications for professional registration
A. An applicant for professional registration as an architect,  engineer,  geologist or landscape architect shall:
1. Be actively engaged in education or experience,  or both,  in the profession for which registration is sought for at least eight years.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  pass the applicable in-training and professional examinations in the profession in which registration is sought.
B. An applicant for professional registration as a land surveyor shall:
1. Be actively engaged in education or experience,  or both,  in the profession for which registration is sought for at least six years.
2. Unless exempt under section 32-126,  pass the in-training and professional examinations in the profession in which registration is sought.
C. In computing the period of active engagement required under this section:
1. Each year of study that is satisfactorily completed in an architectural,  engineering,  geological or landscape architectural school approved by the board is equivalent to one year of active engagement up to a maximum of five years. One year or more of teaching architectural,  engineering,  geological or landscape architectural subjects in a school approved by the board is equivalent to one year of active engagement.
2. Each year of study satisfactorily completed in a land surveying curriculum and school approved by the board is considered equivalent to one year of active engagement up to a maximum of four years. One year or more of teaching land surveying or other courses approved by the board as pertinent to the profession in which registration is sought in a school approved by the board is equivalent to one year of active engagement.
D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  experience credited by the board under this section and sections 32-101,  32-122 and 32-126 must be attained under the direct supervision of a professional who is satisfactory to the board and registered in this state,  another state or a foreign country in the profession in which the applicant is seeking registration,  except that up to one year's experience may be attained under the direct supervision of a professional who is satisfactory to the board and registered in another profession regulated under this chapter in this state,  another state or a foreign country.
E. By a two-thirds majority vote,  the board may allow an applicant except for an architect applicant to meet the requirements of subsection D of this section by crediting comparable experience satisfactory to the board that the applicant attained without direct supervision of a registered professional.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-122.02 - Certification of home inspectors; insurance

32-122.02.
Certification of home inspectors;  insurance
A. An applicant for certification as a home inspector shall:
1. Be at least eighteen years of age.
2. Have passed within two years preceding application a written examination that is approved by the board and that meets the competency standards recommended by the home inspector rules and standards committee and adopted by the board.
3. Have passed a course of study that meets the standards recommended by the home inspector rules and standards committee and approved by the board.
4. Pay a fee as determined by the board and for initial certification shall provide to the board evidence of having a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 12,  article 3.1.
5. Not have had a certificate denied or revoked pursuant to this chapter within one year immediately preceding the application.
6. Have received an absolute discharge from sentence at least five years before the application if the person has been convicted of one or more felonies.
7. Provide evidence of the applicant's ability to obtain financial assurance as provided by subsection B of this section.
B. Within sixty days after certification and before any fee-based home inspection is performed,  a home inspector certified pursuant to this chapter shall file one of the following financial assurances pursuant to rules recommended by the home inspector rules and standards committee and adopted by the board:
1. Errors and omissions insurance for negligent acts committed in the course of a home inspection in an amount of $200, 000 in the aggregate and $100, 000 per occurrence.
2. A bond that is retroactive to the certification date in the amount of $25, 000 or proof that minimum net assets have a value of at least $25, 000.
C. If a home inspector loses or otherwise fails to maintain a required financial assurance,  the certification shall be automatically suspended and shall be reinstated if a financial assurance is obtained within ninety days. If a financial assurance is not obtained within ninety days,  the certification shall be automatically revoked.
D. A home inspector is subject to this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
E. Except as provided in subsection A,  paragraph 4 of this section,  the board may not require the submission of a fingerprint clearance card for certification renewal or any other purpose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-122.07 - Denial of alarm business, controlling person or alarm agent certification; appeal

32-122.07.
Denial of alarm business,  controlling person or alarm agent certification;  appeal
A. The board may deny an application for certification as an alarm business,  controlling person or alarm agent if a controlling person of an alarm business or an alarm agent has been convicted of an act involving moral turpitude.
B. If the board denies an application for certification as an alarm business,  controlling person or alarm agent,  the board shall send notice of its action by certified mail to the applicant,  setting forth the reasons for the action taken.
C. Within thirty days after the date of the notice,  the applicant may request a hearing before the board pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-123 - Application for registration and certification; denial; hearing

32-123.
Application for registration and certification;  denial;  hearing
A. A person desiring to practice any board-regulated profession or occupation shall apply for registration or certification on a form prescribed by the board,  subscribed under penalty of perjury and accompanied by the appropriate application fee prescribed by the board. If the evidence submitted satisfies the board that the applicant is fully qualified to practice the profession or occupation for which registration or certification is asked,  the board or the executive director as authorized by the board shall grant the applicant a certificate of registration or certification,  signed by the chairman and secretary and attested by the official seal. If the applicant seeks registration as a professional engineer,  the certificate of registration shall list the proficiency designation in the branch of engineering in which the applicant has demonstrated proficiency.
B. A registered professional engineer who desires to practice land surveying shall apply for professional registration as a land surveyor and satisfy the requirements set forth in section 32-122.01.
C. If in the judgment of the board the applicant has not furnished satisfactory evidence of qualifications for registration or certification,  it may require additional data or may require the applicant to submit to an additional oral or written examination specified by the board in its rules.
D. An applicant whose application is denied may request a formal hearing pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. If the application is granted after a formal hearing,  the application fee shall be returned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-124 - Schedule of fees; exemption

32-124.
Schedule of fees;  exemption
A. The board shall establish a schedule of fees for the following:
1. Examinations.
2. Applications.
3. Renewals.
4. Board publications.
5. Computer printouts of names of registrants.
6. Photocopies.
7. Copies of audiotapes,  videotapes,  computer discs or other media used for recording sounds,  images or information.
8. Replacement certificates of registration.
9. Review of examinations.
10. Regrading of examinations.
11. Returned checks.
B. The board is exempt from the requirements of title 41,  chapter 6 in establishing a fee schedule for the fees in subsection A,  paragraphs 1,  2,  3,  9 and 10.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-125 - Seals for registrants

32-125.
Seals for registrants
A. The board shall adopt and prescribe seals for use by registrants who are required by the board to use seals. Each seal shall bear the name of the registrant and shall state the profession in which the registrant is permitted to practice and,  in the case of engineering,  the branch or branches of engineering in which the registrant has demonstrated proficiency,  and other data the board deems pertinent.
B. Plans,  specifications,  plats or reports prepared by a registrant or a registrant's bona fide employee shall be issued under the registrant's seal if the board requires the registrant to use a seal.
C. It is unlawful for a registrant whose certificate has expired or has been revoked or suspended to use the seal.
D. It is unlawful for any nonregistrant to cause or permit the illegal use of a registrant's seal,  signature or stamp on any document prepared by the nonregistrant.
E. If the board requires a registrant to use a seal,  the registrant is responsible for all documents that the registrant signs,  stamps or seals,  including those documents prepared by the registrant's bona fide employee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-126 - Exemptions from examination requirement

32-126.
Exemptions from examination requirement
A. The board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant,  other than an applicant for professional registration as a land surveyor,  who satisfies any one of the following:
1. Holds a valid certificate of registration in good standing issued by another state or foreign country which has or had requirements for registration substantially identical to those of this state.
2. Holds a certificate of qualification in good standing issued by a national bureau of registration or certification recognized by the board.
3. Has been actively engaged in another state or foreign country as a professional registrant in the profession in which registration is sought for at least ten years and holds a valid certificate of registration in good standing issued by that state or country.
B. A registered professional engineer who holds a proficiency designation in one branch of engineering in this state and seeks an additional or different proficiency designation shall submit evidence to the board of either:
1. Four years of experience acceptable to the board as a registered professional engineer practicing in that branch of engineering in which the person seeks the proficiency designation.
2. Successful completion of the professional examination in the branch of engineering in which the applicant seeks the proficiency designation.
C. An applicant for professional registration as a land surveyor who satisfies any one of the requirements of subsection A shall pass the part of the professional land surveyor examination relating to surveying methods and legal principles in this state prescribed by the board in its rules.
D. The board shall exempt an applicant from the in-training examination if the applicant is a graduate of a school and curriculum approved by the board and has been actively engaged in experience in the profession for which registration is sought for at least twelve years after graduation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-129 - Confidentiality

32-129.
Confidentiality
A. Examination material,  file records of examination grading and performance,  transcripts of educational institutions,  letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants and board inquiry forms concerning applicants are confidential and are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2.
B. Investigation files of any investigation are confidential and are not subject to inspection pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2 until the matter is final,  a hearing notice is issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 or the matter is settled by consent order. However,  the registrant shall be informed of and have access to the complaint and investigative assessments and the public may obtain information that an investigation is being conducted and of its general nature.
C. Informal conferences held by advisory committees are confidential and are not open to the public. All information,  including any minutes or reports created or obtained pursuant to an informal conference,  is confidential until the matter is final,  a hearing notice is issued pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 or the matter is settled by consent order. The board may discuss matters that are being reviewed by an advisory committee in open session but may not introduce confidential documents into public board records.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-130 - Review of drawings, plans or design specifications by public agencies

32-130.
Review of drawings,  plans or design specifications by public agencies
Any modifications,  except for building code compliance reviews,  field inspections and applicable design standards,  to drawings,  plans or design specifications submitted for review to the state or a political subdivision of the state and that are made by a professional registrant employed or under contract with the state or a political subdivision of the state shall be signed by and issued under the seal of the reviewing registrant.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-131 - Assayer emeritus status

32-131.
Assayer emeritus status
The board shall grant assayer emeritus status to an assayer who is registered by the board pursuant to this chapter on August 6,  2016 if both of the following apply:
1. The assayer has not received any complaints during the assayer's active registration.
2. The assayer analyzes metals,  ores,  minerals or alloys to ascertain the quantity of gold or silver or any other substance present in the metals,  ores,  minerals or alloys.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-141 - Firm registration

32-141.
Firm registration
A. A firm shall not engage in the practice of any board-regulated profession or occupation unless the firm is registered with the board and the professional services are conducted under the full authority and responsible charge of a principal of the firm,  who is also a registrant.
B. A person shall file a registration application for each branch office that is located in this state and that is part of a firm registered with the board. The branch office application shall list a designated registrant having full authority and responsible charge of the professional services of that branch office. The designated registrant in a branch office need not be a principal of the firm.
C. A firm wishing to offer professional services in this state shall file with the board an application for registration on a form that is provided by the board and accompanied by the appropriate application fee as prescribed by the board. Firms shall also identify responsible registrants by the registrant's registration certificate number. Each firm shall list a description of the services the firm is offering to the public. The board shall be notified in writing within thirty days of any change occurring in the registered principals,  any change in the firm's name or address or any change in a branch office address or designated registrant. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a new application shall be filed each year by the firm within thirty days of the anniversary date of the original firm registration.
D. No firm may advertise its availability to perform home inspections by home inspectors certified pursuant to this chapter unless each home inspection is performed by a home inspector certified pursuant to this chapter and each home inspection report is prepared as a result of the inspector's on-site observation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-142 - Public works

32-142.
Public works
A. Drawings,  plans,  specifications,  estimates and construction observation for public works of this state or a political subdivision of this state involving architecture,  engineering,  geology,  landscape architecture or land surveying shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a registrant within the category involved.
B. Surveys or maps required in connection with public land surveying shall be made by or under the personal direction of a qualified registrant.
C. Drawings,  plans,  design specifications and construction observation of public works facilities of the state or a political subdivision of this state for the use or storage of hazardous materials shall be made by or under the direct supervision of a qualified registrant in the appropriate field.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-143 - Exceptions

32-143.
Exceptions
An architect,  geologist,  engineer or landscape architect registered under this chapter may engage in practice in another category regulated pursuant to this chapter only to the extent that the person is qualified and to the extent that the work may be necessary and incidental to the work of the registrant's profession on a specific project. This exception does not apply to public works projects.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-145 - Violations; classification

32-145.
Violations;  classification
Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor:
1. Practices,  offers to practice or by any implication holds himself out as qualified to practice any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not registered or certified as provided by this chapter.
2. Advertises or displays any card,  sign or other device that may indicate to the public that the person is certified or registered or is qualified to practice any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not certified or registered as provided by this chapter.
3. Uses " certified" ,  " professional certified" ,  " professional" ,  " PE" ,  " registered" ,  " registered professional"  or " professional registered"  in conjunction with any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not certified or registered as provided by this chapter.
4. Uses a certification or certificate of registration of another,  or uses an expired or revoked certification or certificate of registration.
5. Presents false evidence to the board with the intent to obtain a certification or a certificate of registration.
6. Otherwise violates any provision of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-146 - Malpractice claim review

32-146.
Malpractice claim review
A. On the filing of a complaint in any malpractice action the plaintiff's attorney shall forward a copy of the complaint to the board and a report containing the information required in subsection B.
B. The report required by subsection A shall contain the following information:
1. The name and address of each defendant.
2. The name and address of each plaintiff.
3. The names and addresses of each registrant providing services to the plaintiff.
4. A statement specifying the nature of the occurrence resulting in the malpractice action.
C. The report required by subsection A is not discoverable and not admissible as evidence.
D. On receipt of a report required by subsection A,  the board shall initiate an investigation into the matter to determine if the registrant against whom the claim is filed is in violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-147 - Board reports; immunity

32-147.
Board reports;  immunity
Any person may report to the board any information the person may have which appears to show grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of this chapter or rules of the board. A person who reports or provides information to the board in good faith is not subject to an action for civil damages as a result,  and the person's name shall not be disclosed if confidentiality is requested by the person,  unless the person's testimony is essential to the disciplinary proceedings conducted under this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-148 - Refusal to obey a subpoena; contempt

32-148.
Refusal to obey a subpoena;  contempt
A person who refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the board shall be certified by the board to the superior court in the county in which service was made for contempt proceedings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-151 - Certify; certification

32-151.
Certify;  certification
The use of the word " certify"  or " certification"  by a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is an expression of professional opinion regarding facts or findings that are the subject of the certification and does not constitute an express or implied warranty or guarantee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-152 - Record documents; definition

32-152.
Record documents;  definition
A. If a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is required to provide record documents for improvements or grading,  and the plans show changes during the construction process,  the following apply:
1. If the registered or certified professional provided construction phase services on the project that include supervision of the construction of engineering structures,  the plans shall be based on field observations of the registered or certified professional or the professional's agents and information received from the project owner,  project contractors and public agencies.
2. If the registered or certified professional did not provide construction phase services on the project that include supervision of the construction of engineering structures,  the plans shall be based on information received from the project owner,  project contractors and public agencies,  but need not be based on a field verification or investigation of the improvements or grades unless the registered or certified professional is engaged to provide the field verification services.
3. The registered or certified professional shall not be required to include a certificate or statement on record documents that is inconsistent with or varies from this section.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " record documents"  means plans that document the registered or certified professional's final plans and that include all changes made to the plans in the actual project construction. Record documents include as-constructed plans or as-built plans.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-301 - Definitions

32-301.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Barber"  means a person who is licensed to practice barbering by the board.
2. " Barbering"  means any one or a combination of the following practices if they are performed on a person's head,  face,  neck or shoulders for cosmetic purposes:
(a) Cutting,  clipping or trimming hair.
(b) Massaging,  cleansing,  stimulating,  manipulating,  exercising,  beautifying or applying oils,  creams,  antiseptics,  clays,  lotions or other preparations,  either by hand or by mechanical or electrical appliances.
(c) Styling,  arranging,  dressing,  curling,  waving,  permanent waving,  straightening,  cleansing,  singeing,  bleaching,  dyeing,  tinting,  coloring or similarly treating hair.
(d) Providing hair attachments,  extensions,  hairpieces and wigs when performed by a barber.
(e) Shaving or trimming a beard.
(f) Providing skin care.
3. " Board"  means the barbering and cosmetology board.
4. " Instructor"  means a person who is licensed to teach barbering pursuant to this chapter.
5. " Mentor"  means a barber who is approved by the board to train a person in a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in barbering in an establishment that is licensed by the board.
6. " School"  means an establishment that is operated for the purpose of teaching barbering or cosmetology.
7. " Shop"  or " salon"  means an establishment that is operated for the purpose of engaging in the practice of barbering.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-304 - Powers and duties

32-304.
Powers and duties
A. The board shall:
1. Make and adopt rules that are necessary or proper to administer this chapter,  including sanitary and safety requirements for schools and shops or salons,  sanitary and safety standards for the practice of barbering and mobile unit requirements.
2. Administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
3. Maintain a record of its acts and proceedings,  including issuance,  refusal,  renewal,  suspension and revocation of licenses,  and a record of the name,  address and license date of each licensee.
4. Keep the records of the board open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
5. Furnish a copy of its rules to a barber or to the owner or manager of each shop or salon on request.
6. Have a seal,  the imprint of which is used to evidence its official acts.
7. Prescribe minimum school curriculum requirements.
8. Approve a barber as a mentor based on the barber's record of compliance with this chapter. The board may not condition the approval on the barber's payment of an additional fee or completion of an additional requirement.
B. The board may inspect the premises of any school,  shop or salon during business hours.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-321 - Nonapplicability of chapter

32-321.
Nonapplicability of chapter
This chapter does not apply to the following persons while in the proper discharge of their professional duties:
1. Medical practitioners licensed pursuant to this title who treat physical or mental ailments or disease.
2. Persons who perform services without compensation in case of emergency or in domestic administration.
3. Commissioned physicians and surgeons serving in the armed forces of the United States or other federal agencies.
4. Students attending schools licensed by the board while they are on school premises during school hours or off campus at a school-sponsored event.
5. Persons who are licensed pursuant to chapter 5 of this title or who work in a profession regulated under chapter 12 of this title.
6. Shampoo assistants who shampoo hair under the direction of a barber licensed pursuant to this chapter.
7. Persons who are in the custody of the state department of corrections and who perform services for persons in the custody of the state department of corrections.
8. Persons who are participating in a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in barbering as described in section 32-322 while working with a mentor in an establishment that is licensed by the board.
9. Persons who are licensed in another state,  who are in this state for not more than two weeks and who provide services for persons who are attending an athletic,  charitable,  artistic or social event in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-322 - Barber license; application; qualifications

32-322.
Barber license;  application;  qualifications
A. An applicant for a barber license shall file the following with the board:
1. A written application on a form prescribed by the board.
2. Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications.
3. One signed photograph.
B. Each applicant shall:
1. Be at least sixteen years of age.
2. Complete and receive appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submit satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
3. Pass an examination given under the direction of the board.
4. Pay the prescribed fees.
5. Either:
(a) Be a graduate of a school that is licensed pursuant to this chapter or a graduate of a school or program in another state that at the time of the applicant's graduation met the barber licensing requirements of that state.
(b) Complete a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in barbering that includes at least two hundred fifty hours of instruction as described in section 32-325,  subsection B,  paragraph 1. The instruction prescribed by this subdivision shall be completed through either:
(i) A school that is licensed pursuant to this chapter or a school or program in another state that has,  in the board's opinion,  licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
C. An applicant who holds a valid license to practice barbering issued by another state is exempt from subsection B,  paragraph 3 of this section if the applicant submits both of the following to the board:
1. Proof that the applicant has one year of experience as a barber.
2. A document signed by the applicant stating that the applicant has read and understands the laws prescribed by this chapter.
D. An applicant who holds a valid license or authorizing document to practice barbering issued by another country and whose presence in the United States is authorized under federal law is exempt from subsection B,  paragraph 5 of this section if all of the following apply:
1. The board determines that the applicant is proficient in barbering.
2. The applicant completes at least three hundred fifty hours of education at a school or program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter.
3. The applicant signs a document stating that the applicant has read and understands the requirements of this chapter.
E. Notwithstanding subsection B,  paragraph 5 of this section,  an applicant for a barber license who holds a cosmetologist license or a hairstylist license issued pursuant to chapter 5 of this title shall complete a two hundred-hour course consisting of barbering techniques in a school licensed by the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-323 - Instructor license; application; qualifications

32-323.
Instructor license;  application;  qualifications
A. An applicant for an instructor license shall file the following with the board:
1. A written application on a form prescribed by the board.
2. Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications.
B. An applicant shall:
1. Be at least nineteen years of age.
2. Hold a diploma from a high school or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules.
3. Pass an examination given under the direction of the board.
4. Pay the prescribed fees.
5. Have practiced barbering for at least two years.
C. An applicant who holds a valid instructor's license to instruct barber students issued by another state which has,  in the opinion of the board,  licensure requirements which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state and which grants similar reciprocal privileges to barbers licensed by this state and who has at least one year's experience as a licensed instructor is exempt from subsection B,  paragraph 3.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-324 - Examinations

32-324.
Examinations
A. The board or a national professional organization for barbering selected by the board shall administer written and practical examinations for a barber or instructor license. The examinations shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application of barbering services. An applicant may take an examination before the applicant has completed the required hours of course instruction prescribed by this article,  but the applicant must complete the required hours of course instruction before licensure.
B. The board or a national professional organization for barbering selected by the board shall inform each applicant of the examination results.
C. The board shall make an accurate record of each examination.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-325 - School license; application; qualifications

32-325.
School license;  application;  qualifications
A. An applicant for a license to operate a school shall file a written application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be under oath and accompanied by the prescribed fee.
B. A course of instruction in a licensed school that teaches barbering shall consist of at least one thousand two hundred hours of instruction of not more than eight hours in any one working day. The course of instruction shall include:
1. At least two hundred fifty hours devoted to the study of the fundamentals of barbering,  hygiene,  bacteriology,  histology of the hair,  skin,  muscles and nerves,  structure of the head,  face and neck,  elementary chemistry relating to sterilization and antiseptics and diseases of the skin,  hair and glands.
2. At least nine hundred fifty hours devoted to the practice and study of massaging and manipulating muscles of the scalp,  face and neck,  hair cutting,  shaving and chemical work relating to permanent waves and hair straightening,  coloring and bleaching.
C. A licensed school shall:
1. Be operated under the general supervision of a licensed instructor.
2. Have and maintain sufficient equipment to properly train all its students in the use,  function and operation of equipment that is at the time in use in barbering.
3. Provide:
(a) Separate lecture rooms or classrooms.
(b) Locker spaces for students.
(c) An area appropriate in size for placing the training equipment.
4. Require that a student pass examinations in all phases of barbering before graduating.
5. Pass an inspection by the board before a school license is issued.
6. Furnish to the board and maintain in force a bond in the sum of $25, 000 that is approved by the board and executed by a corporate bonding company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be for the benefit of and subject to the claims of this state for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter and conditioned that the school licensed pursuant to this chapter affords to its students the full course of instruction required pursuant to this chapter,  in default of which the full amount of the tuition paid by the student shall be refunded.
D. Instructors shall not apply their time to private practice with or without compensation in a school or during school hours.
E. Students shall not teach other students.
F. Students shall be under the constant supervision of an instructor.
G. A school may offer courses on both cosmetology and barbering if an instructor licensed pursuant to chapter 5 of this title teaches the cosmetology courses and an instructor licensed pursuant to this chapter teaches the barbering courses.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-326 - Shop or salon license; application; qualifications

32-326.
Shop or salon license;  application;  qualifications
A. An applicant for a license to operate a shop or salon shall file a written application on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be under oath and accompanied by the prescribed fee.
B. An applicant shall:
1. Comply with the rules of the board concerning health,  safety and sanitation.
2. Comply with the applicable health and safety laws and rules of other state agencies and political subdivisions.
3. Pay the prescribed fee.
C. A shop or salon licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be under the direct supervision of a barber.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-327 - License expiration and renewal

32-327.
License expiration and renewal
A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a barber or instructor license expires every two years on the licensee's birth date,  unless it is renewed within thirty days before the licensee's birth date by payment of the prescribed renewal fee and compliance with other requirements for renewal.
B. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a school or shop or salon license expires June 30 each year,  unless it is renewed within thirty days before its expiration date by payment of the prescribed renewal fee and compliance with other requirements for renewal.
C. A barber or instructor license which is not renewed before it expires may be renewed within five years after its expiration by payment of the prescribed renewal fee and late renewal fee for each year the license is expired and compliance with other requirements for renewal.
D. Any license paid for with an insufficient funds check is deemed null and void until such time as a certified check,  money order or cash is tendered as payment for the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-328 - Fees; penalty

32-328.
Fees;  penalty
A. The board shall establish and collect fees,  not to exceed the following amounts:
1. Barber examination,  two hundred dollars.
2. Barber license,  one hundred dollars.
3. Barber license by reciprocity,  two hundred dollars.
4. Barber license renewal fee,  one hundred dollars.
5. Barber late renewal fee,  one hundred fifty dollars.
6. Instructor examination,  two hundred dollars.
7. Instructor license,  one hundred dollars.
8. Instructor license renewal fee,  one hundred dollars.
9. Instructor late renewal fee,  one hundred fifty dollars.
10. Application for school license and initial inspection fee,  one thousand dollars.
11. School license after change of location,  five hundred dollars.
12. School license after change of ownership,  five hundred dollars.
13. School license renewal fee,  five hundred dollars.
14. School late renewal fee,  five hundred fifty dollars.
15. Application for shop or salon license and initial inspection fee,  two hundred fifty dollars.
16. Shop or salon license after change of location,  two hundred dollars.
17. Shop or salon license after change of ownership,  one hundred fifty dollars.
18. Shop or salon license renewal fee,  one hundred dollars.
19. Shop or salon late renewal fee,  one hundred fifty dollars.
20. Practical reexamination,  fifty dollars.
21. Written reexamination,  twenty-five dollars.
B. A duplicate license shall be issued to replace a lost license if a licensee files a verified statement as to its loss and pays a twenty dollar fee. Each duplicate license issued shall have the word " duplicate"  stamped across the face.
C. If the board receives an insufficient funds check,  it may charge a ten dollar penalty fee.