A Minnesota barber is accidentally exposed to raw blood. What does part 2100.8100 require?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
A Minnesota barber shop must keep a receptacle for hot water. What is the smallest capacity section 154.19 allows?Minn. Stat. 154.19(a)(8)
A room holds more than two barber chairs. How many sinks or lavatories must it have?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
A towel has gone into the soiled towel receptacle. When may it be used on a customer again?Minn. Stat. 154.20
After use on each patron, razors, shears, combs and other instruments are sanitized by submersion. For how long, at a minimum?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
An inspector finds no sink and no dip disinfectant container at a barber's chair. How does part 2100.8100 treat that?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
An instrument has been immersed in the dip disinfectant solution. What is done to it before it is used on a patron?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
As an extra measure, part 2100.8100 lets instruments be wiped or sprayed with which solution before they are used?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
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Sanitation and disinfection, continued
How many shampoo sinks must the shampoo area of a Minnesota barber shop have?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 6
How often must the chemical solution in the wet sanitizer be changed?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
Implements that are washed and disinfected by total immersion may be stored at the work station on one condition. Which?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 5
What does section 154.25 say about a person who is in a dangerous or infectious state of a contagious disease?Minn. Stat. 154.25
What is the smallest set of combs and brushes each Minnesota barber must have?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 7
What must be in use at all times at each chair in a Minnesota barber shop or barber school?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
When must a Minnesota barber shop have a dispensary?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 3
Where must instruments be kept when they are not in use in a Minnesota barber shop?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
Where must the owner or manager post a copy of the board's rules?Minn. R. 2100.8700
Which floor covering does part 2100.8400 allow in a Minnesota barber shop?Minn. R. 2100.8400
Which instruments may be sprayed with a commercial spray as an alternative to submersion under part 2100.8100?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
Which of these does part 2100.7900 forbid a Minnesota barber to do?Minn. R. 2100.7900
Which strength of a suitable quaternary ammonium compound does part 2100.8100 give as an effective wet sanitizer solution?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 2
Which two items does part 2100.8100 call "positively prohibited"?Minn. R. 2100.8100, subp. 1
The barber shop 11
A Minnesota barber shop changes its location or its owner. Within how long must the change be filed?Minn. R. 2100.9300, subp. 4
By what date each year must a Minnesota barber shop's registration card be renewed?Minn. Stat. 154.15, subd. 1
How does section 154.28 describe a barber pole?Minn. Stat. 154.28
How far apart must barber chairs be spaced under Minnesota Rules 2100.7600?Minn. R. 2100.7600
May a certificate of registration or a shop registration card be transferred to another person?Minn. Stat. 154.10, subd. 2
Under whose supervision and management must a Minnesota barber shop be at all times?Minn. Stat. 154.01(d)
What does part 2100.7000 require of the location of every Minnesota barber shop?Minn. R. 2100.7000
What may a Minnesota city regulate by ordinance under section 154.26?Minn. Stat. 154.26
What must be displayed with a registered barber's certificate near the chair where work is performed?Minn. Stat. 154.14
Where may a registered barber provide barbering services in Minnesota?Minn. Stat. 154.01(c)
Which business may be operated in conjunction with a barber shop without a partition of ceiling height between them?Minn. R. 2100.7700, subp. 2
Registration, training and examination 20
A candidate passes the written portion and fails the practical. What does section 154.09 allow?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 7 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
A candidate wants to see how the examination was scored. What does part 2100.3350 allow?Minn. R. 2100.3350
A licensed cosmetologist enrolls in a Minnesota barber school. How many hours may be credited toward the 1,500 required?Minn. Stat. 154.11, subd. 4 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
A registered barber has not renewed for five years. What must be done before applying to take the comprehensive examination again?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 3 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
A registered barber missed renewal two years ago. How may the certificate be reinstated under section 154.15?Minn. Stat. 154.15, subd. 2
By what date each year do registered barbers renew their certificates of registration?Minn. Stat. 154.15, subd. 1
By when must an application for the Minnesota examination be filed with the board?Minn. Stat. 154.08 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
How are the 1,500 hours of barber school divided under section 154.05?Minn. Stat. 154.05 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
How do the board's rules treat hair braiding?Minn. R. 2100.0100, subp. 1a
How does section 154.02 define a straight razor?Minn. Stat. 154.02, subd. 7 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
How many registered instructors must a Minnesota barber school have?Minn. Stat. 154.07, subd. 3a
How many times each year, at most, are practical examinations for registered barbers conducted?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 1 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
How old must a person be to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber in Minnesota?Minn. Stat. 154.05 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
On the practical portion, what is the minimum passing grade for the haircut?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 6 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
The practical portion of the Minnesota examination is a haircut and how many other services chosen by the board?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 5 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
What did the 2026 amendment to section 154.02 say about waxing?Minn. Stat. 154.02, subd. 1 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
What does section 154.001 mean by the "comprehensive examination"?Minn. Stat. 154.001, subd. 4
What does the written portion of the Minnesota examination cover?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 5 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
What is the minimum passing score for the written portion of Minnesota's comprehensive barber examination?Minn. Stat. 154.09, subd. 6 (as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 3)
What is the most schooling a Minnesota barber school may count in any one working day?Minn. Stat. 154.07, subd. 1
Violations and penalties 7
A certificate holder is served with a temporary suspension order. Within how long may a hearing be requested in writing?Minn. Stat. 154.161, subd. 5
A certificate of registration has been suspended. How much of the suspension must be completed before it may be reinstated?Minn. Stat. 154.161, subd. 7
A person who holds no registration uses the title "barber" to solicit business. What is that under section 154.27?Minn. Stat. 154.27
An inspection finds an unregistered barber at work for the first time. On whom does section 154.162 impose the penalty?Minn. Stat. 154.162
No hearing is requested after a cease and desist order is served. After how many days does the order become final?Minn. Stat. 154.161, subd. 3
What is the largest civil penalty the board may impose for each violation under section 154.161?Minn. Stat. 154.161, subd. 6
Which of these is a ground for board action listed in section 154.161?Minn. Stat. 154.161, subd. 4
How this list was compiled: Exam facts and questions: Minnesota Statutes chapter 154 on the Office of the Revisor of Statutes' site (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/154/full), as amended by Laws of Minnesota 2026, chapter 119, article 3 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/Session+Law/Chapter/119/), and Minnesota Rules chapter 2100, the rules of the Board of Barber Examiners (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2100/full). Section 154.09 sets the examination: a practical portion and a written portion that covers the subjects taught in barber schools, applicable state statutes and rules. Each question names its section or part and links to the chapter that holds it. Read 2026-10-14. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute and rules named. Nothing comes from the examination, from the Board's home study course, a textbook, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Minnesota barber practice test asks our own questions on chapter 154 and the Board's rules, which the written portion of the state examination covers. It is not affiliated with the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners.
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What is on the Minnesota barber exam
The Board of Barber Examiners has its own comprehensive examination. Section 154.09, as amended in 2026, sets a practical portion (a haircut and three other services) and a written portion that covers barber school subjects, state statutes and rules. The statute sets no question count or time limit, so this page gives none.
What this page practices
The statute and rule part of that written portion: chapter 154, with the 2026 changes to age, hours, waxing and grading, and Minnesota Rules chapter 2100 on sanitizers, sinks, towels and shops. Barber school theory, such as haircutting and chemistry, is not asked here.
Instruments are submerged for at least two minutes after each patron; clipper blades and shears may be sprayed instead (Minn. R. 2100.8100).
Styptic pencil and lump alum are positively prohibited (Minn. R. 2100.8100).
Each barber keeps at least 15 combs and ten brushes (Minn. R. 2100.8100).
Questions and answers
What score do you need to pass the Minnesota barber exam?
75 percent on the written portion. On the practical portion, 75 for the haircut and 75 for the average of the other parts, on a scale of one to 100 (section 154.09, as amended in 2026).
How many hours do you need to be a barber in Minnesota?
1,500 hours in a board-approved barber school, of which 281 are classroom hours and 1,219 practical hours, and you must be at least 17 (section 154.05, as amended in 2026).
Are these the real Minnesota barber exam questions?
No. Each was written for this page from Minnesota Statutes chapter 154, the 2026 session law that amended it and Minnesota Rules chapter 2100. Nothing comes from the examination or the Board's home study course.
What happens if you fail one part of the Minnesota barber exam?
You may retake that portion within a year of passing the other. After that year the entire comprehensive examination is retaken (section 154.09, as amended in 2026).