A Maine barber trainee has finished most of the course. After what share of the hours may the supervisor authorize the licensing exam?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 23, section 4(4)(E)
A Maine candidate needs to move a written test appointment. Until how long before the test date is rescheduling free?ME Cosmetology CIB 2026.02.26, page 4
Chapter 21 of Maine's rules calls the license examination a two-part examination. What are the two parts?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 21, section 1(3)
Maine's examiner lists one written exam for the barber license, Barber 1 (No Chemical). How long is it?Maine examiner's Candidate Information Bulletin, section 5.9
On Maine's computer-based written test, what does the bulletin say about a wrong answer?ME Cosmetology CIB 2026.02.26, page 12
What does Maine's bulletin say about the mannequin head a barber candidate brings to the practical?ME Cosmetology CIB 2026.02.26, page 5
Which content area carries the most questions on Maine's Barber 1 written outline?Maine examiner's Candidate Information Bulletin, section 5.9
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The barber hair stylist license and trainees 17
A barber's Maine license lapsed during active military duty. Within how long after separation must renewal be sought to have the exam waived?32 M.R.S. section 14235
A Maine barber trainee moves to a new supervisor. How soon must the director be notified?32 M.R.S. section 14232(2)
A Maine barber's license has been lapsed for five years. What does the Program's page say?Maine Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program, Individual Licenses page
How long a school course does Maine require for the barber hair styling license?32 M.R.S. section 14227-A(3)
How many times may a Maine trainee license be renewed, extenuating circumstances aside?32 M.R.S. section 14232(1)
How many trainees may one qualified supervisor oversee at a time in Maine?32 M.R.S. section 14232(3-A)
How much experience does the trainee route to Maine's barber hair styling license take?32 M.R.S. section 14227-A(3)
How old must a student be to enroll in a licensed Maine barber school?32 M.R.S. section 14233
Maine's hair design license lists one kind of service that barber hair styling does not. Which?32 M.R.S. section 14202(9-A)
What does direct supervision of a trainee ask of the supervisor in Maine's rules?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 20, definition 10
What does Maine's statute call the licensed practice that covers shaving the beard and cutting and styling hair?32 M.R.S. section 14202(8-A)
What must a person hold to teach barber hair styling in Maine under section 14204?32 M.R.S. section 14204
What record of practice must a proposed supervisor of a Maine barber trainee show?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 23, section 4(2)(A)
When do Maine barber hair stylist licenses come up for renewal, by the Program's page?Maine Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program, Individual Licenses page
Which appliances may NOT be used for a facial or scalp treatment under Maine's definition of barber hair styling?32 M.R.S. section 14202(8-A)(B)
Who may shampoo clients in a Maine licensed establishment without holding a practice license?32 M.R.S. section 14203(1)(E)
Who may use the title barber in Maine under section 14227-A?32 M.R.S. section 14227-A
Establishments and sanitation 18
A dog is allowed in a Maine barbershop. What must be posted?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.175
A haircutting cape is put on a client in a Maine shop. What else do the rules require?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.146
A licensed Maine barbershop moves to a new address. What does section 14224 ask of the owner?32 M.R.S. section 14224(2-E)
A Maine barber is asked to cut hair at a wedding party away from any shop. What must he obtain first under Chapter 28?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 28, section 2
A Maine barber leases a chair in another owner's licensed shop and serves his own clients. Which license covers his business?32 M.R.S. section 14224(2)(B)
A Maine barbershop changes owners. For how long from the transaction date does the establishment license stay valid?32 M.R.S. section 14224(2-B)
A Maine barbershop is joined to the owner's home. What do the rules say of the doors into the living quarters?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.136
A mobile barbershop works in three Maine towns. How many special mobile establishment licenses does it need?32 M.R.S. section 14225
A new Maine establishment must provide a public restroom. How near must it be?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.021
A shave leaves a small nick. In which form is alum prohibited in a Maine shop?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.157
A soiled hairpiece arrives for service at a Maine barbershop. How is it kept until it is disinfected?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.191
After a haircut in Maine, what is done with the cut hair?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.144
How often are shampoo bowls that touch a client's skin disinfected in a Maine shop?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.143
May a haircut be given while a Maine mobile establishment is moving?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.298
The person in whose name a Maine establishment is licensed dies. How long is the license valid afterward?32 M.R.S. section 14224(2-C)
What marks the entrances of a Maine establishment whose license has been suspended?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.174
What must appear on both sides of a Maine mobile establishment's exterior?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.294
Which of these is a prohibited fumigant in a Maine establishment?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 26, section 26.152
The Director, discipline and citations 9
A Maine licensee is handed a citation. Within how many days must the fine be paid or a hearing requested?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 30, section 4
A person serving the public in Maine is suspected of having a communicable disease. What may the director require?32 M.R.S. section 14212-A(4)
The board sections of Maine's chapter 126 are repealed. Who administers and enforces the chapter today?32 M.R.S. section 14212-A(1)
Does a fine paid on a Maine citation count as discipline?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 30, section 8
Under Chapter 29 of Maine's rules, cheating on a licensure examination is an example of what?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 29, section 2(1)
What is the fine for a first offense citation under Chapter 30 of Maine's rules?02-041 C.M.R. Chapter 30, section 1
What kind of inspections of licensed premises does section 14212-A allow in Maine?32 M.R.S. section 14212-A(3)
Which of these is a violation named in section 14205 of Maine's statute?32 M.R.S. section 14205(1)
Whom may Maine's director appoint to help with matters that arise under the chapter?32 M.R.S. section 14212-A(1)
How this list was compiled: Exam facts: the Examinations page of Maine's Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program (https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/barbering-cosmetology-licensing/examinations), which posts the Candidate Information Bulletin for the State (ME Cosmetology CIB 2026.02.26), and the examiner's bulletin for the Maine Office of Licensing and Registration (https://provexam.com/test-information/maine-office-of-licensing-registration/bulletin.pdf): Barber 1 (No Chemical), 60 questions of which 10 are unscored, 90 minutes, passing score 75; Chapter 21, section 1 of the Program's rules requires the NIC National Written Examination and the NIC National Practical Examination. Questions: Maine Revised Statutes Title 32, chapter 126, on the Maine Legislature's site (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch126sec0.html); the Program's rules, 02-041 Chapters 20 to 30 (effective December 11, 2016), in the file on the Program's Laws and Rules page; the two bulletins; and the Program's Individual Licenses page. Each question names its section and links to it. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute, the rules, the bulletins and the Program page named. Nothing comes from the examination, a textbook, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Maine barber practice test asks our own questions on Title 32, chapter 126, the licensing Program's rules and the published exam outline. It is not affiliated with the Maine Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program or NIC.
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What the Maine barber exam is
Chapter 21 of the Program's rules makes the license examination two national tests, a written and a practical. The examiner's bulletin (opened October 16, 2026) names the written test Barber 1 (No Chemical).
What this page practices
The written outline has four content areas and no Maine law. This bank asks the state's own text: the barber hair styling license in Title 32, trainees and supervisors, level 1 and level 2 establishments, and the sanitation chapter of the rules. Hair, skin and shaving theory is not asked.
A service cape goes on over a disposable neck strip or a cloth towel (Chapter 26, section 26.146).
Both exams must be passed within one year of the first sitting, or both are retaken (Chapter 21, section 1).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Maine barber exam?
The examiner's bulletin lists Barber 1 (No Chemical) at 60 questions in 90 minutes, with 10 unscored pilot questions among them. The practical exam is 80 minutes.
What is the passing score on the Maine barber exam?
The bulletin prints a passing score of 75 for the written and for the practical exam. Rounds on this page end with a score and no verdict, because they ask state law, not theory.
Are these the real Maine barber exam questions?
No. Each was written for this page from Title 32, chapter 126, the Program's rules and the candidate bulletins, with the section under each answer. Nothing comes from the examination or a textbook.
How many hours do you need for a barber license in Maine?
800 hours in a licensed school in not less than 5 months, or 1,600 hours as a trainee over at least 10 months, and an approved examination (32 M.R.S. 14227-A). The statute calls the license barber hair styling.