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2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 3. State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners › 25-8-3-29. Equal Treatment for Persons With Criminal Records

Sec. 29. (a) The board may not adopt a rule establishing different standards for an inmate or former inmate of a penal institution who applies for:
(1) admission to beauty culture school; or
(2) a license as a beauty culture professional.
(b) A person who graduates from a beauty culture school operated by a penal institution may not have the person's license denied or revoked as a result of the acts for which the person was convicted.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.36. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 3. State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners › 25-8-3-30. Civil Penalties; Investigations; State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners Compliance Fund

Sec. 30. (a) The board shall implement a program to investigate and assess a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) against a licensee under this article for the following violations:
(1) Violation of this article under IC 25-8-14-5.
(2) Failure to display a license required under IC 25-8-4-13.
(3) Failure to continue to meet the licensure requirements under IC 25-8-4-29.
(4) Engaging in beauty culture outside a beauty culture salon under IC 25-8-9-14.
(5) Operating a tanning facility without a license under IC 25-8-15.4-5.
(b) An individual who is investigated by the board and found by the board to have committed a violation specified in subsection (a) may appeal the determination made by the board in accordance with IC 4-21.5.
(c) The state board of cosmetology and barber examiners compliance fund is established to provide funds for administering and enforcing the investigation of violations specified in subsection (a). The fund shall be administered by the Indiana professional licensing agency.
(d) The expenses of administering the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners compliance fund shall be paid from the money in the fund. The fund consists of penalties collected through investigations and assessments by the board concerning violations specified in subsection (a).
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. If the total amount in the fund exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) at the end of a state fiscal year after payment of all claims and expenses, the amount that exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) reverts to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.170-2013, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-1. Exempt Individuals

Sec. 1. The provisions of this article requiring a person to obtain a license do not apply to a person performing cosmetology as a:
(1) student in a beauty culture school;
(2) commissioned medical or surgical officer of the United States armed forces;
(3) chiropractor (as defined by IC 25-10-1-1(2));
(4) embalmer (as defined by IC 25-15-2-8);
(5) funeral director (as defined by IC 25-15-2-12);
(6) registered nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.1(a));
(7) licensed practical nurse (as defined by IC 25-23-1-1.2);
(8) physician (as defined by IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(g));
(9) podiatrist (as defined by IC 25-29-1-13); or
(10) person conducting an educational activity involving beauty culture at a scheduled meeting of an association that:
(A) recognizes a group of its members as beauty culture professionals; and
(B) is not open to persons who are not licensed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.33-1993, SEC.17; P.L.236-1995, SEC.6; P.L.84-2010, SEC.37; P.L.170-2013, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-2.9. Provisional License; Cosmetologist

Sec. 2.9. (a) This section applies only to applications for a cosmetologist license under this article.
(b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue a cosmetologist license, the board may issue an initial provisional license to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) The board finds that the applicant has sufficient training or experience as a cosmetologist.
(2) The applicant has not committed an act that would constitute a violation of the standards of practice under IC 25-1-11.
(3) The applicant pays a fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8.
(c) An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist.
(d) A person who holds an initial provisional license may apply for renewal of a cosmetologist license under section 19 of this chapter.
(e) The holder of a provisional license may petition the board for the issuance of a cosmetologist license to practice without supervision. The holder of a provisional license who demonstrates to the board that the holder may satisfactorily practice without supervision shall be released from the terms of the provisional license and is entitled to hold a license under IC 25-8-4.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-3. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.236-1995, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-4. Transfer of License

Sec. 4. A license issued under this article may not be transferred unless:
(1) the license is a beauty culture salon license; and
(2) the person holding the license was required to change the location of the beauty culture salon by circumstances that the board determines were beyond the control of that person.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.39; P.L.170-2013, SEC.24; P.L.2-2014, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-5. Application

Sec. 5. A person who wishes to obtain a license issued under this article must complete a license application form prescribed by the board and file the application with the secretary of the board.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-6. Verified Statement Negating Misconduct

Sec. 6. The applicant must file with the application described in section 5 of this chapter a verified statement that the applicant has not engaged in activity which would subject the applicant to disciplinary procedures under IC 25-1-11.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-7. Examinations; Time and Place

Sec. 7. (a) Each applicant must pass a final practical demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license. The applicant's beauty culture school shall administer the final practical demonstration examination.
(b) The board shall conduct a written examination of the students enrolled in beauty culture school or applicants for a beauty culture professional license. The written examinations described in this section:
(1) shall be conducted at the times and places determined by the board;
(2) may be administered through computer based testing;
(3) may be conducted before graduation from beauty culture school; and
(4) shall be conducted at times set by the board.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.38; P.L.84-2010, SEC.40; P.L.170-2013, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-8. Subjects Tested

Sec. 8. The examinations described in section 7 of this chapter must include:
(1) a practical demonstration of the acts permitted by the license; and
(2) a written test concerning the licensed activity, as it is customarily taught in a beauty culture school.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.29; P.L.84-2010, SEC.41; P.L.170-2013, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-8.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.184-1991, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.157-2006, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-9. Issuance of License

Sec. 9. The board shall issue a license to an applicant who:
(1) receives a minimum grade of seventy-five percent (75%) on both the written and practical examinations described in section 8 of this chapter; and
(2) complies with the remaining requirements for a license set forth in this article.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-10. Change of Licensee's Address; Notice

Sec. 10. A person who holds a license issued under this article shall inform the board of a change of address by submitting a written statement that sets forth the current address of the person to the board no later than thirty (30) days following the change.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-11. School License Sign; Standards

Sec. 11. A person who holds a beauty culture school license shall display a sign that complies with standards prescribed by the board on the premises of that establishment indicating that the establishment is a beauty culture school licensed under this article.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.16; P.L.84-2010, SEC.42; P.L.170-2013, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-12. Visibility of Sign

Sec. 12. The sign described in section 11 of this chapter must be visible to a customer entering the main entrance of the establishment.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-13. Individual License Display

Sec. 13. A person who holds any license issued under this chapter except the licenses described in section 11 of this chapter shall display the license in a conspicuous place in that person's work area in the beauty culture salon, or beauty culture school where the person is employed. The license must be clearly visible to a customer of that person who is present in the licensed person's work area.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.43; P.L.170-2013, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-14. Duplicate License; Issuance Procedure

Sec. 14. The board may issue a duplicate license to a person licensed under this article if the person:
(1) files a verified statement with the board that the original license has been lost or destroyed; and
(2) pays the fee required under IC 25-1-8-2.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.235-1995, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-17. Expiration of License

Sec. 17. (a) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), and except for an instructor license issued under subsection (c) or IC 25-8-6-1, a license issued under this article expires on a date specified by the licensing agency under IC 25-1-6-4 and expires four (4) years after the initial expiration date.
(b) A license issued to an instructor under IC 25-8-6-1 expires at the time that the instructor's practitioner license expires. The board shall renew an instructor's license under this subsection concurrently with the instructor's practitioner license.
(c) Subject to IC 25-1-2-6(e), initial provisional licenses are valid for a length of time determined by the board, but not to exceed two (2) years.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.177-2009, SEC.27; P.L.84-2010, SEC.44; P.L.170-2013, SEC.29; P.L.177-2015, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-18. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.105-2008, SEC.21. Repealed by P.L.177-2009, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-19. Renewal Before Expiration

Sec. 19. The board shall renew a license if the license holder pays the fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8-2 to renew the license before the license is to expire. IC 25-1-2-6(e) applies to the expiration and renewal of a license issued under this article.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.239-1995, SEC.4; P.L.157-2006, SEC.39; P.L.105-2008, SEC.22; P.L.177-2015, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-21. Reinstatement Procedure Following Expiration

Sec. 21. (a) The board may, upon application, reinstate a license under this article that has been expired for not more than three (3) years if the person holding the license meets the requirements of IC 25-1-8-6(c).
(b) The board may not reinstate a license issued under this article if the person holding the license does not apply for reinstatement not more than three (3) years after the expiration date of the license, unless the person holding the license meets the requirements for reinstatement under IC 25-1-8-6(d).
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.17; P.L.239-1995, SEC.5; P.L.194-2005, SEC.33; P.L.157-2006, SEC.40; P.L.197-2007, SEC.31; P.L.105-2008, SEC.23; P.L.170-2013, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-22. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.18; P.L.214-1993, SEC.31; P.L.194-2005, SEC.34. Repealed by P.L.197-2007, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-23. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.35; P.L.157-2006, SEC.41. Repealed by P.L.197-2007, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-24. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.36. Repealed by P.L.197-2007, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-25. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.37. Repealed by P.L.197-2007, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-26. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.38. Repealed by P.L.197-2007, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-27. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.19; P.L.194-2005, SEC.39; P.L.197-2007, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.105-2008, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-29. Prohibited Acts of Licensee No Longer Complying With Requirement for Issuance of License

Sec. 29. A person holding a license under this chapter may not perform an act authorized by that license if the person knows that the person no longer complies with the requirements for the issuance of the license.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 4. Cosmetology Licenses; General Provisions › 25-8-4-30. Licensed Activity Separate From Residence

Sec. 30. A person may not engage in any activity licensed under this article in a structure that contains a residence unless the residence:
(1) is separated from the place where the licensed activity occurs by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and
(2) has a separate entry.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-1. Beauty Culture School Licenses; Barber School Licenses

Sec. 1. (a) The board may issue a license under this article to operate a beauty culture school.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2014, a license issued or renewed under this chapter for a barber school must state, in prominent type on the license, that the license is a "barber school license".
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.31; P.L.75-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-2. Application; Form

Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application for a beauty culture school license with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain that license.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-3. Contents of Application; Required Course Work Hours

Sec. 3. (a) The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that:
(1) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school will require its students to successfully complete the hours of course work required by the student's specific course of study to be eligible to sit for the licensing examination;
(2) no more than ten (10) hours of course work may be taken by a student during one (1) day;
(3) the course work will instruct the students in all theories and practical application of the students' specific course of study;
(4) the school will provide an adequate number of instructors based on the subject matter and manner by which the material is being taught;
(5) the school will be operated under the personal supervision of a licensed beauty culture instructor;
(6) the proposed school has obtained any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other planning approval required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4 to operate the school;
(7) the school, if located in the same building as a residence, will:
(A) be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and
(B) have a separate entry;
(8) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school must administer and require the student to pass:
(A) a final practical demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license; and
(B) the written examination required under IC 25-8-4-7(b).
(9) the applicant has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-3.
(b) The hours of course work required under subsection (a)(1) for a student to sit for a licensing examination must be at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours if the student's course of study leads to the student sitting for either the cosmetology or barber licensing examination.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.21; P.L.113-1999, SEC.6; P.L.157-2006, SEC.42; P.L.197-2007, SEC.33; P.L.170-2013, SEC.33; P.L.158-2016, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-4. Curriculum Requirement Rules; Minimum Space, Equipment, and Supplies Requirement

Sec. 4. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 requiring that:
(1) the curriculum offered by a beauty culture school licensed under this chapter provide a minimum number of hours of instruction of each of the subjects described in section 3(a)(3) of this chapter; and
(2) the facility be equipped with a minimum amount of space, equipment, and supplies for the specific courses of study the beauty culture school is offering to allow for flexibility in spatial design and equipment needs when the beauty culture school's curriculum and instructional approach is taken into consideration.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.34; P.L.158-2016, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-4.2. Final Practical Demonstration Examination

Sec. 4.2. (a) A beauty culture school licensed under this chapter shall require each student for graduation to pass a final examination that tests the student's practical knowledge of the curriculum studied.
(b) The board shall consider an applicant for the beauty culture professional examination as fulfilling the practical examination requirement established by IC 25-8-4-8(1) after successfully completing the final practical demonstration examination.
(c) A passing score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) is required on the final practical demonstration examination.
(d) The beauty culture school licensed under this chapter shall allow each student for graduation at least three (3) attempts to pass the final practical demonstration examination.
(e) The board may monitor the administration of the final practical demonstration examination for any of the following purposes:
(1) As a result of a complaint received.
(2) As part of random observations.
(3) To collect data.
As added by P.L.157-2006, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.78-2008, SEC.6; P.L.170-2013, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-4.5. Credit for Valid License

Sec. 4.5. (a) If a student in a beauty culture school presents to the school a valid license issued by the board, the school shall accept and provide credit toward the student's current program for the hours completed in a beauty culture school in the theory and demonstration, or actual practice, of any of the following subjects:
(1) Electricity (basic electricity).
(2) Facials.
(3) Hair coloring (color rinses).
(4) Hair removal.
(5) Makeup.
(6) Manicuring.
(7) Pedicuring.
(8) Salesmanship (salesmanship and marketing).
(9) Sanitation (infection control or bacteriology).
(10) Scalp treatment.
(11) Skin (skin care).
(12) Shampooing (shampoo rinsing).
(13) Hair coloring (weekly rinses).
(14) Cutting, trimming, styling, arranging, dressing, curling, permanent waving, cleansing, bleaching, tinting, coloring, or similarly treating hair.
(15) Other areas as determined by the board.
(b) The school shall credit the appropriate subject areas on a student's transcript for the hours transferred under subsection (a).
(c) A student may not transfer any hours of credit above the amount required in each subject area under the student's current program.
(d) The student may receive credit for the number of hours that the student's current program requires in the subject areas covered by the student's license, even if the number of hours required under the current program is greater than the actual number of hours completed when the student's license was earned.
As added by P.L.113-1999, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-4.6. Distance Learning

Sec. 4.6. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that will allow curriculum offered by a beauty culture school licensed under this chapter to be delivered within a distance learning environment. Instructors used in the distance learning environment must be licensed under IC 25-8-6.
As added by P.L.158-2016, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-5. Sign Display at School Entrances; Standards

Sec. 5. (a) A beauty culture school licensed under this chapter shall display a sign complying with standards established by the board at each entrance to the beauty culture school used by the school's customers.
(b) The sign must state that the students of the school are performing beauty culture in that establishment.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-6. Sign Displaying Prices

Sec. 6. A beauty culture school licensed under this chapter may not display a sign listing the prices charged for services at the beauty culture school unless:
(1) the beauty culture school displays the sign required under section 5 of this chapter; or
(2) the price list sign described in this section is only visible inside the school.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 5. Cosmetology School Licenses › 25-8-5-7. Postsecondary Higher Education Classes, Courses, Programs; Rules; Policies and Procedures

Sec. 7. (a) A school of barbering, manicuring, esthetics, or cosmetology licensed under this chapter shall be authorized to offer postsecondary higher education classes, courses, or programs consistent with the rules and policies adopted by the board subject to the board's oversight.
(b) The board shall:
(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to comply with this section and any federal law or regulation; and
(2) develop policies and administrative procedures to:
(A) appropriately act on complaints concerning a beauty culture school licensed under this chapter; and
(B) comply with this section and any federal law or regulation.
As added by P.L.75-2014, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 6. Instructor Licenses › 25-8-6-1. Authorization

Sec. 1. The board may license a person to be an instructor.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.9; P.L.197-2007, SEC.34; P.L.170-2013, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 6. Instructor Licenses › 25-8-6-2. Application; Form

Sec. 2. A person must file a verified application for an instructor license with the board. The application must be made on a form prescribed by the board.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.10; P.L.197-2007, SEC.35; P.L.170-2013, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 6. Instructor Licenses › 25-8-6-3. Contents of Application

Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) has graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school education;
(3) holds a cosmetologist, an electrologist, a manicurist, a barber, or an esthetician license issued under this article;
(4) has completed the education and experience requirements subject to the rules adopted by the board;
(5) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be disciplined under IC 25-8-14;
(6) has received a satisfactory grade (as described in IC 25-8-4-9) on an examination for instructor license applicants prescribed by the board; and
(7) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-4 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.136; P.L.184-1991, SEC.22; P.L.197-2007, SEC.36; P.L.170-2013, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 6. Instructor Licenses › 25-8-6-4. Repeat Examination

Sec. 4. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in section 3(6) of this chapter, that person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in instructing.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 6. Instructor Licenses › 25-8-6-6. Requirements to Provide Instruction

Sec. 6. A person who obtains an instructor license may provide instruction in the following:
(1) Cosmetology, if the person holds a cosmetologist license under IC 25-8-9.
(2) Electrology, if the person holds an electrologist license under IC 25-8-10.
(3) Manicuring, if the person holds a manicurist license under IC 25-8-11.
(4) Esthetics, if the person holds an esthetician license under IC 25-8-12.5.
(5) Barbering, if the person holds a barber license under IC 25-8-12.1.
As added by P.L.197-2007, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-1. Cosmetology Salon Licenses; Barber Shop Licenses

Sec. 1. (a) The board may issue a license under this article to operate a beauty culture salon.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2014, a license issued or renewed under this chapter for a barber shop must state, in prominent type on the license, that the license is a "barber shop license".
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.47; P.L.75-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-2. Requirements for License

Sec. 2. A person who wishes to obtain a beauty culture salon license must:
(1) do one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Select a site for the salon which, if located in the same building as a residence:
(i) is separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and
(ii) has a separate entry.
(B) Meet the requirements for a mobile salon as established by the board under IC 25-8-3-23(c);
(2) if applicable, obtain any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other approval action required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4 to operate the beauty culture salon;
(3) install the furnishings, if applicable, and obtain the salon equipment required under rules adopted by the board; and
(4) submit a verified statement on a form prescribed by the board that the beauty culture salon will be under the personal supervision of a person who is licensed as a beauty culture professional before the application was submitted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.23; P.L.197-2007, SEC.38; P.L.170-2013, SEC.48; P.L.158-2016, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-4. Prerequisites to License Issuance

Sec. 4. The board may issue a license under this chapter if the applicant has:
(1) complied with section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) paid the fee for the license set forth in IC 25-8-13-5.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-5. Temporary License

Sec. 5. If:
(1) the board cannot determine whether an applicant has complied with section 2 of this chapter at the time the application is filed; and
(2) the board determines that the board will require more than fifteen (15) days to determine if the applicant has complied with section 2 of this chapter;
then the board shall issue a temporary beauty culture salon license to the applicant.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-6. Duration of Temporary License

Sec. 6. The temporary license issued under section 5 of this chapter is valid until the board approves or denies the application for a license under this chapter or until three (3) months following its issuance, whichever occurs first.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-7. Salon License Requirement of Lessee of Licensed Salon

Sec. 7. The board may not require a beauty culture professional to obtain a license under this chapter if the beauty culture professional has leased or subleased a portion of a beauty culture salon from a person licensed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 7. Cosmetology Salon Licenses › 25-8-7-8. Sign Display at Salon Entrance; Standards

Sec. 8. (a) A person holding a license issued under IC 25-8-7 shall display a sign complying with standards prescribed by the board at the main public entrance to the salon.
(b) The sign must:
(1) be clearly visible to a customer entering the establishment at that entrance; and
(2) state in legible printing that the establishment is a structure licensed as a beauty culture salon.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.24; P.L.113-1999, SEC.10; P.L.170-2013, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-3. Contents of Application

Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) is at least seventeen (17) years of age;
(2) has successfully completed the tenth grade or received the equivalent of tenth grade education;
(3) has graduated from a beauty culture school;
(4) has received a satisfactory grade (as defined by IC 25-8-4-9) on an examination for cosmetologist license applicants prescribed by the board;
(5) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be disciplined under IC 25-8-14; and
(6) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-7 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.113-1999, SEC.11; P.L.170-2013, SEC.56; P.L.158-2016, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-4. Waiver of Tenth Grade Education Requirement; Conditions

Sec. 4. The board may waive the requirement for applicants under section 3(2) of this chapter if:
(1) the applicant petitions the board for a waiver; and
(2) the board determines that the requirement would result in extreme hardship to the applicant if enforced.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-5. Repeat Examinations

Sec. 5. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in section 3(4) of this chapter, that person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in cosmetology.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-7. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.33; P.L.236-1995, SEC.15; P.L.157-2006, SEC.44; P.L.197-2007, SEC.41. Repealed by P.L.170-2013, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-8. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.34; P.L.236-1995, SEC.16; P.L.157-2006, SEC.45; P.L.197-2007, SEC.42. Repealed by P.L.170-2013, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-9. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.214-1993, SEC.35; P.L.236-1995, SEC.17; P.L.157-2006, SEC.46; P.L.197-2007, SEC.43; P.L.177-2009, SEC.28. Repealed by P.L.170-2013, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-10. Repealed

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.27; P.L.236-1995, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.170-2013, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-13. Practice in Beauty Culture School; Restrictions

Sec. 13. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in beauty culture in a beauty culture school except as part of student instruction.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 9. Cosmetologist Licenses › 25-8-9-14. Practice Restrictions

Sec. 14. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in beauty culture outside a beauty culture salon unless that person:
(1) has the permission of a person who holds a cosmetology salon license and:
(A) employs the person licensed under this chapter; or
(B) leases or subleases a portion of a salon to the person licensed under this chapter; and
(2) complies with any other practice restrictions regarding this section established by the board.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.19; P.L.170-2013, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 10. Electrologist Licenses › 25-8-10-3. Contents of Application

Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) holds a cosmetologist license issued under IC 25-8-9 or an esthetician license issued under IC 25-8-12.5;
(2) has successfully completed the education and experience requirements under the rules adopted by the board in the instruction of electrology in a beauty culture school.
(3) has received a satisfactory grade (as defined by IC 25-8-4-9) on an examination for electrologist license prescribed by the board;
(4) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be disciplined under IC 25-8-14; and
(5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-8 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.28; P.L.214-1993, SEC.36; P.L.2-1995, SEC.95; P.L.170-2013, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 10. Electrologist Licenses › 25-8-10-3.1. Repeat Examination

Sec. 3.1. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in section 3(3) of this chapter, the person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in electrology.
As added by P.L.170-2013, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 10. Electrologist Licenses › 25-8-10-4. Provisional License; Electrologist

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to applications for an electrologist license under this article.
(b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue an electrologist license, the board may issue an initial provisional license to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) The board finds that the applicant has sufficient training or experience as an electrologist.
(2) The applicant has not committed an act that would constitute a violation of the standards of practice under IC 25-1-11.
(3) The applicant pays a fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8.
(c) An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or a licensed electrologist.
(d) A person who holds an initial provisional license may apply for renewal of an electrologist license under this chapter.
(e) The holder of a provisional license may petition the board for the issuance of an electrologist license to practice without supervision. The holder of a provisional license who demonstrates to the board that the holder may satisfactorily practice without supervision shall be released from the terms of the provisional license and is entitled to hold a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 11. Manicurist Licenses › 25-8-11-3. Application; Form

Sec. 3. A person must file a verified application for a manicurist license with the board on a form prescribed by the board to obtain that license.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 11. Manicurist Licenses › 25-8-11-4. Contents of Application

Sec. 4. The application described in section 3 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) has successfully completed the eighth grade or received the equivalent of an eighth grade education;
(3) has graduated from a manicurist program in a beauty culture school;
(4) has received a satisfactory grade (as defined by IC 25-8-4-9) on an examination for manicurist license applicants prescribed by the board;
(5) has not committed an act for which the applicant could be disciplined under IC 25-8-14; and
(6) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-9 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.29; P.L.113-1999, SEC.12; P.L.170-2013, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 11. Manicurist Licenses › 25-8-11-5. Unsuccessful Examination; Consequences

Sec. 5. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in section 4(4) of this chapter, the person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in manicuring.
As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.236-1995, SEC.20; P.L.173-1996, SEC.12; P.L.170-2013, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 11. Manicurist Licenses › 25-8-11-7. Use of Acrylic Liquid Monomer Formulated With Methyl Methacrylate

Sec. 7. (a) A person licensed under this article may not use acrylic liquid monomer formulated with methyl methacrylate (MMA).
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.
As added by P.L.113-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 11. Manicurist Licenses › 25-8-11-8. Provisional License; Manicurist

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to applications for a manicurist license under this article.
(b) If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not issue a manicurist license, the board may issue an initial provisional license to an applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) The board finds that the applicant has sufficient training or experience as a manicurist.
(2) The applicant has not committed an act that would constitute a violation of the standards of practice under IC 25-1-11.
(3) The applicant pays a fee established by the board under IC 25-1-8.
(c) An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or licensed manicurist.
(d) A person who holds an initial provisional license may apply for renewal of a manicurist license under this chapter.
(e) The holder of a provisional license may petition the board for the issuance of a manicurist license to practice without supervision. The holder of a provisional license who demonstrates to the board that the holder may satisfactorily practice without supervision shall be released from the terms of the provisional license and is entitled to hold a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.177-2009, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-1. Issuance of License

Sec. 1. (a) The board may license a person to be a barber.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2014, a license issued or renewed under this chapter must state, in prominent type on the license, that the license is a "barber license".
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.75-2014, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-3. Contents of Application

Sec. 3. The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that the applicant:
(1) is either:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and is a graduate of an accredited high school;
(2) has graduated with not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training in a barber program in a beauty culture school;
(3) has received a satisfactory grade of at least seventy-five percent (75%) on an examination for barber license applicants prescribed by the board;
(4) has not committed an act that could subject the applicant to discipline under IC 25-1-11; and
(5) has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13 for the issuance of a license under this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-4. Failure to Pass Examination

Sec. 4. If a person does not receive a satisfactory grade on the examination described in IC 25-8-4-7, that person may repeat the examination without completing any additional study in barbering.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.72.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-5. Restrictions on Barbering in Beauty Culture School

Sec. 5. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering in a beauty culture school except as part of student instruction.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-6. Restrictions on Barbering Outside Beauty Culture School

Sec. 6. A person licensed under this chapter may not engage in barbering outside a beauty culture salon unless the person:
(1) has the permission of a person who holds a beauty culture salon license and:
(A) employs; or
(B) leases or subleases a part of a shop to;
the person licensed under this chapter; and
(2) complies with any other practice restrictions established by the board under this chapter.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 25. Professions and Occupations › Article 8. Beauty Culture › Chapter 12.1. Barber Licenses › 25-8-12.1-12. License After Military Service

Sec. 12. A person who:
(1) enters active military service of the United States or of this state:
(A) in time of war or an emergency;
(B) for or during a period of training; or
(C) in connection with or under the operation of a system of selective service; and
(2) at the time of entry holds a valid license as a registered barber;
shall be granted a similar certificate of registration or license upon presenting to the board an honorable discharge from military service, dated not more than six (6) months before the time of the presentation. The similar certificate or license shall be granted by the board upon payment of a fee established by the board.
As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.48.