Title 4. Barbers — Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-401 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–401LinkCopy Citation
An individual shall be registered by the Board before the individual may serve as an apprentice in a barbershop in the State.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-402 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–402LinkCopy Citation
An applicant for registration as an apprentice barber shall:
(1)
submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;
(2)
pay to the Board an application fee established by the Board in accordance with § 4-206 of this title; and
(3)
submit to the Board adequate evidence of the following:
(i)
the intention of a barbershop in the State to allow the applicant to affiliate with it as an apprentice barber; and
(ii)
in the case of an applicant who does not speak English, the intention to participate in an English comprehension course during the apprenticeship.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-403 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–403LinkCopy Citation
The Board shall register and issue a certificate of registration to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-404 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–404LinkCopy Citation
(a)
While registration as an apprentice barber is in effect, the registration authorizes the individual to learn to practice barbering or to learn to provide barber–stylist services:
(1)
in a:
(i)
barbershop that holds a barbershop permit; or
(ii)
beauty salon that holds a beauty salon permit; and
(2)
under the supervision of a master barber.
(b)
(1)
An apprentice barber shall practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services only at the barbershop or beauty salon with a barbershop permit issued under § 5–504 of this article.
(2)
An apprentice barber may only be paid for work authorized under this section performed while assisting a master barber in starting or completing an operation.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-405 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–405LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
The initial term of registration as an apprentice barber is 2 years.
(2)
An apprentice barber may renew the apprentice barber registration one time.
(b)
The one–time renewal of an apprentice barber registration expires on the date set by the Board.
(c)
(1)
At least 1 month before registration as an apprentice barber expires, the Board shall mail or electronically transmit to the apprentice barber:
(i)
a renewal application form; and
(ii)
a notice that states:
(1)
the date on which the current registration as an apprentice barber expires; and
(2)
the amount of the renewal fee.
(2)
If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Board as undeliverable, the Board shall mail to the apprentice barber, at the last known address of the apprentice barber, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Board received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.
(d)
Before the registration of an individual expires, the individual may renew it for an additional term if the individual:
(1)
otherwise is entitled to be registered;
(2)
pays to the Board a renewal fee established by the Board in accordance with § 4–206 of this title; and
(3)
submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides.
(e)
The Board shall renew the apprentice barber registration of and issue a renewal certificate to each apprentice barber who meets the requirements of this section.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-406 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–406LinkCopy Citation
Each registered apprentice barber shall display the certificate of registration conspicuously in the apprentice barber’s place of employment.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-407 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–407LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 4-408 of this subtitle, the Board may deny registration as an apprentice barber to any applicant, reprimand any individual registered as an apprentice barber, or suspend or revoke the registration of any individual registered as an apprentice barber:
(1)
for any applicable ground under § 4-314 of this title;
(2)
if the applicant or individual fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain registration for the applicant or individual or for another; or
(3)
if the applicant or individual fraudulently or deceptively uses a certificate of registration.
(b)
(1)
Instead of or in addition to reprimanding an individual registered as an apprentice barber or suspending or revoking the registration under this section, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $300 for all violations cited on a single day.
(2)
To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this section, the Board shall consider:
(i)
the seriousness of the violation;
(ii)
the good faith of the violator;
(iii)
the violator’s history of previous violations;
(iv)
the deleterious effect of the violation on the complainant, the public, and the barber industry; and
(v)
any other factors relevant to the determination of the penalty.
(c)
The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 4-408 (2026)
Title 4. Barbers
Subtitle 4. Registration of Apprentice Barbers
§ 4–408LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 4-407 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.
(b)
The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
(c)
The Board may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.
(d)
The hearing notice to be given to the individual shall be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the individual at least 10 days before the hearing.
(e)
If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.