# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 4. Barbers

### Subtitle 3. Licenses

#### Section 4-302.1

(a) The Department shall approve training programs that an individual may complete to satisfy the domestic violence awareness training requirements of this title.

(b) A training program approved under subsection (a) of this section must:

  (1) be offered in person and virtually;

  (2) include guidance on:

    (i) recognizing the signs of domestic violence;

    (ii) strategies to navigate conversations with clients who may be victims of domestic violence;

    (iii) how to listen to and communicate with victims of domestic violence; and

    (iv) connecting clients with resources and support groups for victims of domestic violence; and

  (3) have a duration of at least 1 hour.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)