A candidate reaches the Nevada examination after the door is locked. What does the Board's page say?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
A licensed cosmetologist fails the Nevada barber examination. How many retakes does NRS 643.110 allow within six months without further study?NRS 643.110(2)
After how many failures of the barber examination does an applicant lose the apprentice license under NAC 643.110?NAC 643.110(2)
An applicant asks for an interpreter at a Nevada barber examination. Who pays under NAC 643.080?NAC 643.080
An applicant skips a Nevada examination without good cause. What follows under NRS 643.105?NRS 643.105(1)
An apprentice fails the Nevada barber examination and retakes it more than a year after the first try. What does NRS 643.110 require before each retake?NRS 643.110(1)
By when must a licensed apprentice come before the Nevada Board for the barber examination (NAC 643.050)?NAC 643.050(1)
How far ahead of an examination must the Nevada Board post notice of it on its website?NRS 643.100(3)
How long does a candidate have for the written/oral portion of the Nevada barber exam?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
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How long is the second segment of the Nevada practical, the hairstyle?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
How many questions does the Board's exam page give for the written/oral portion of the Nevada barber exam?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Under NRS 643.100, what must the examination for a Nevada barber or apprentice license include?NRS 643.100(2)
What does a Nevada candidate demonstrate for the chemical and thermal part of the examination?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
What does the Nevada Board's exam page say about honing and stropping during the exam shave?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
What grade does the Nevada Board's exam page require for passing?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
What is the fee for a Nevada barber examination under NAC 643.070?NAC 643.070
What is the fewest examinations NRS 643.100 lets the Nevada Board hold in a year?NRS 643.100(1)
What may NOT be used on the clippers for the haircut in the Nevada practical?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Which haircut must a candidate demonstrate on the Nevada practical?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Which of these counts as 'good cause' for missing a Nevada examination under NAC 643.005?NAC 643.005
Which of these does the Nevada Board itself supply at the practical examination?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Which razor may a candidate use for the shave on the Nevada practical?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Which services make up the first segment of the Nevada practical examination, in order?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Which shampoo method does the Nevada practical examination call for?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Who may serve as a candidate's model at the Nevada barber examination?Nevada Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Exam Information page
Barber and apprentice licenses 18
A barber licensed in another state has applied for the Nevada examination and holds the temporary exemption of NRS 643.130. How may that barber work?NRS 643.130(2)
A Board representative asks a Nevada barber at the chair for identification. What must the barber provide under NRS 643.184?NRS 643.184
A Nevada apprentice leases a barber's chair. What form must the agreement take?NAC 643.240
A Nevada barber's license has expired. For how long may it be restored on the restoration fee?NRS 643.140(2)
A Nevada-licensed cosmetologist wants the barber license without serving as an apprentice. What does NRS 643.085 ask for?NRS 643.085
For a Nevada barber license by endorsement, how long must the applicant have practiced as a licensed barber (NAC 643.025)?NAC 643.025(2)
How long must a Nevada apprentice practice under a licensed barber before qualifying for the barber license?NRS 643.070(4)
How many apprentices may work in a Nevada barbershop under NAC 643.230?NAC 643.230
How many hours a week must a Nevada apprentice work to receive credit for full-time work?NAC 643.030(2)
How many hours of barber school must an applicant complete before the Nevada apprentice examination?NAC 643.010(1)
How many working days may a Nevada apprentice take for vacation, sickness or emergencies in the 18-month apprenticeship?NAC 643.030(2)
How old must a person be to receive a Nevada license as a barber?NRS 643.070
How old must a person be to receive a Nevada license as an apprentice?NRS 643.080
In which barbershop may a Nevada apprentice NOT serve the apprenticeship?NAC 643.220(1)
What does a Nevada barber or apprentice pay to renew a license under NAC 643.160?NAC 643.160
What must each applicant file with the application for a Nevada barber or apprentice examination (NRS 643.090)?NRS 643.090(5)
When does a Nevada barber renew the license under NRS 643.140?NRS 643.140(1)
Where must a Nevada barber display the license?NRS 643.150(1)
Sanitation and implements 20
A patron's neck is open and swollen where the shave would go. What does NAC 643.415 say?NAC 643.415(2)
A razor was used on one patron. What does NRS 643.200 name for treating it before use on the next?NRS 643.200(1)(f)
A used towel is left beside a washbowl in a Nevada barbershop. How does NAC 643.380 read that?NAC 643.380(3)
An inspector finds a styptic pencil in a Nevada barbershop. How does NRS 643.200 treat it?NRS 643.200(1)(e)
How many waste receptacles does NAC 643.350 require in a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.350(1)
Under NAC 643.355, what is done to an implement first, before it is disinfected?NAC 643.355(1)
What does NAC 643.370 say about shaving mugs and brushes in a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.370
What does NRS 643.203 require a person to wear while engaged in the practice of barbering in Nevada?NRS 643.203
What goes on the headrest of a Nevada barber's chair for each patron?NRS 643.200(1)(c)
What happens to a neck strip after one use in a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.350(2)
When an implement is immersed in disinfectant under NAC 643.355, how much of it goes in?NAC 643.355(1)
When must a Nevada barber or apprentice wash the hands under NAC 643.360?NAC 643.360
Where are clean linen and paper towels stored in a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.400
Where do used towels go in a Nevada barbershop under NAC 643.380?NAC 643.380(2)
Where may a cleaned and disinfected implement NOT be carried in a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.355(3)
Where may a disinfected electric clipper be kept if NRS 643.200 does not send it to a closed compartment?NAC 643.355(3)
Which disinfectant meets NAC 643.355 for a Nevada barber's implements?NAC 643.355(4)
Which of these may a Nevada barber not use in the practice of barbering (NRS 643.200)?NRS 643.200(1)(e)
Which service does NAC 643.415 bar to Nevada barbers and apprentices?NAC 643.415(1)
Why does NRS 643.200 have a strip of cotton, a towel or a neckband placed around the patron's neck?NRS 643.200(1)(d)
Barbershops 15
A Nevada barbershop moves across town. What happens to its license to operate?NRS 643.1715
A new Nevada barbershop passes its first inspection. For how long is the temporary license valid?NRS 643.1713
The Board approves carpet in the waiting area of a Nevada barbershop. How close may it come to a barber's chair?NAC 643.320(5)
How does NRS 643.190 describe a barber pole?NRS 643.190(7)
How high must the partition be that separates a Nevada barbershop from another business or a residence?NAC 643.250
How many sinks must a Nevada barbershop have under NAC 643.330?NAC 643.330(1)
How much floor area must a Nevada barbershop have under NAC 643.280?NAC 643.280
Illness keeps a Nevada barber out of the shop. For how long may an apprentice take direct charge without the Board's approval?NAC 643.300(2)
Under NRS 643.190, a Nevada barbershop must at all times be:NRS 643.190(4)
What must be displayed at the main entrance of a Nevada barbershop?NRS 643.200(2)
What must be kept on display in every Nevada barbershop besides the licenses (NRS 643.150)?NRS 643.150(2)
What must each application for a Nevada license to operate a barbershop include (NAC 643.190)?NAC 643.190(1)
When is a Nevada license to operate a barbershop renewed?NRS 643.1714(2)
Which business may share a Nevada barbershop with no partition between them (NAC 643.250)?NAC 643.250
Which floor finish does NAC 643.320 rule out for a Nevada barbershop?NAC 643.320(5)
Barber school 15
For how long may a Nevada barber student serve the general public under NRS 643.177?NRS 643.177(1)
How long must a person have practiced as a full-time licensed barber to be licensed as a Nevada instructor?NRS 643.1775
How many barber's chairs must a Nevada barber school have at the least?NAC 643.480
How many haircuts must a Nevada barber student complete at the least?NAC 643.660(2)
How many lathering machines must a Nevada barber school provide?NAC 643.620
How many of the 1,500 hours of a Nevada barber course are theory and classroom work?NAC 643.660(4)
How many shaves must a Nevada barber student complete at the least?NAC 643.660(2)
How much of each required procedure may a Nevada barber student perform on a mannequin?NAC 643.660(3)
Of the 1,500 hours of a Nevada barber course, how many must be practical work on a patron in a barber's chair?NAC 643.660(2)
What does NAC 643.750 require every Nevada barber student to be prepared to do?NAC 643.750
What is the most instruction a Nevada barber student may receive (NAC 643.670)?NAC 643.670
What must be posted with a student's license near the chair in a Nevada barber school?NAC 643.420(2)
Which words must the sign at the entrance of a Nevada barber school carry?NRS 643.177(1)
Within what time must a cosmetologist finish the 400-hour barber course in Nevada (NAC 643.736)?NAC 643.736(1)
Within what time must a Nevada barber student complete the 1,500 hours?NAC 643.660(5)
The Board, the Act and penalties 13
A person is cited under NRS 643.220. Within how long must a written notice of appeal reach the Nevada Board?NRS 643.220(2)
Besides three licensed barbers, who sits on the Nevada Board?NRS 643.020(2)
For how long must a barber have lived and practiced in Nevada before appointment to the Board?NRS 643.020(2)
How many members sit on the Nevada State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board?NRS 643.020(1)
How often does the Nevada Board hold its regular meetings?NRS 643.040(1)
What administrative fine does NRS 643.220 set for a first violation of NRS 643.190, such as barbering without a license?NRS 643.220(1)
What class of offense is a violation of NRS chapter 643, unless another law provides otherwise?NRS 643.210
What share of a county's licensed barbers must sign an agreement on opening hours before the Nevada Board may make it an order?NRS 643.050(6)
When may a licensed cosmetological establishment in Nevada lawfully place a barber pole?NRS 643.190(7)
When may a member of the Nevada Board enter and inspect a barbershop?NRS 643.050(3)
Which of these falls within the 'practice of barbering' as NRS 643.010 defines it?NRS 643.010(7)
Which of these is a ground for disciplinary action under NRS 643.185?NRS 643.185(1)
Who is outside NRS chapter 643 when cutting hair?NRS 643.019
How this list was compiled: Outline: NRS 643.100, which has the Board examine barbers and apprentices by a practical demonstration and a written and oral test, and the Exam Information page of the Nevada State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board (https://barber.nv.gov/exam-information/), which gives 45 multiple-choice and 5 oral questions in one hour, drawn from barber science and from the laws, rules and regulations of NRS and NAC chapter 643, and a passing grade of 75 percent on each of the written and the practical. Facts: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 643, Barbers and Barbering (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-643.html, revision of April 15, 2026) and Nevada Administrative Code chapter 643 (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-643.html), both on the Nevada Legislature's site, and the Board's Exam Information page. All three were opened on October 14, 2026. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute, rule and agency page text. Nothing comes from an examination, a testing vendor's question bank, a textbook, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Nevada barber practice test asks our own questions on NRS and NAC chapter 643, the law behind the Board's written and oral exam. It is not affiliated with the Nevada State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board.
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What this bank asks
The Board's written and oral test draws on barber science and on NRS and NAC chapter 643 (Exam Information page, opened October 14, 2026). This bank asks the law half: the examination and its retake rules, barber and apprentice licenses, sanitation and implements, barbershops, barber school and penalties. The barber science comes from a textbook the Board names and is left out.
Styptic pencils, lump alum, sponges, finger bowls and powder puffs may not be used; having one in the shop is evidence of use (NRS 643.200).
Barber licenses renew by April 1 of even-numbered years; barbershop licenses renew during April of odd-numbered years (NRS 643.140, 643.1714).
Questions and answers
Is there a free Nevada barber practice test?
Yes. Every question here is free and names the section of NRS or NAC chapter 643, or the Board's exam page, behind its answer. They are our own questions; none comes from the Board's examination.
How many questions are on the Nevada barber written exam?
The Board's exam page gives 45 multiple-choice questions and five oral questions, with one hour for both. A timed round here is 45 questions in an hour.
What score do you need to pass the Nevada barber exam?
A grade of 75 percent on each of the written and the practical, by the Board's exam page. This page covers only the law questions, so its rounds end with a score and no pass or fail.
What is on the Nevada barber practical exam?
A shampoo by the incline method, a basic regular tapered haircut and a shave on a live model in one hour, then a ten-minute hairstyle, with perm rods and a curling iron shown on a mannequin.
How do you become a barber in Nevada?
Finish 1,500 hours at an approved barber school, pass the apprentice examination, serve 18 months as a licensed apprentice under a licensed barber, then pass the barber examination (NRS 643.070 and 643.080, NAC 643.010 and 643.030).