# Ala. Code § 34-5-5: Section 34-5-5 Qualifications for Certification as Barber or Apprentice

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 34-5-5
- **Heading:** Section 34-5-5 Qualifications for Certification as Barber or Apprentice
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-5-5

## Text

(a) No person shall be admitted to examination or receive a license to practice barbering under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, unless such person shall possess the following qualifications:

(1) He or she shall pay the original licensing fee as hereinafter provided for;

(2) He or she is at least 18 years of age;

(3) He or she is of good moral character and temperate habits;

(4) He or she has practiced as a registered apprentice in Alabama for not less than 18 months under the immediate supervision of a registered barber; and

(5) He or she passes satisfactorily an examination conducted by the board to determine his or her fitness to practice barbering. Any applicant for such a certificate of registration who fails to satisfactorily pass an examination conducted by the board shall have the right to apply again for another examination after a period of six months, and he or she may continue to apply every six months thereafter until he or she passed such examination; provided, that he or she has practiced as an apprentice during the time.

(b) No person shall be admitted to examination or receive a license as an apprentice under this chapter, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, unless such person shall possess the following qualifications:

(1) He or she shall pay the original licensing fee as hereinafter provided for;

(2) He or she is at least 16 years of age;

(3) He or she is of good moral character and temperate habits;

(4) He or she has graduated from a barber college or school of barbering approved by the board; and

(5) He or she passes satisfactorily an examination conducted by the board to determine his or her fitness to practice as a registered apprentice.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 34-5-1 Section 34-5-1 Definition of “The Practice of Barbering.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-2 Section 34-5-2 Certificates Required; Practice by Students in Certified Barber Colleges; Examinations for Licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-3 Section 34-5-3 Exemptions from Chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-4 Section 34-5-4 Certification of Instructors and Assistant Instructors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-5 Section 34-5-5 Qualifications for Certification as Barber or Apprentice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-6 Section 34-5-6 Barber Colleges - Certification Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-7 Section 34-5-7 Barber Colleges - Certification for Each Separate Location; Establishment of New Colleges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-8 Section 34-5-8 Authority of Board of Barber Examiners; Refusal to Issue or Renew License or Certificate; Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-9 Section 34-5-9 Renewal or Restoration of Certificate or License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-9.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-10 Section 34-5-10 Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-10.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-11 Section 34-5-11 Certificate to Be Displayed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-11.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-12 Section 34-5-12 Disposition of Receipts; Expenses and Audit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-12.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-13 Section 34-5-13 Board of Barber Examiners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-13.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-5-15 Section 34-5-15 Chapter Not Applicable to Certain Counties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C5_S34-5-15.md)

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