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What permits do you need to open a salon or barber in Jefferson County Al?

In short

A salon or barber in Jefferson County Al, AL has 4 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 6 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services charges $200 one-time filing for the certificate of formation (llc). 5 of the 10 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-28 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a salon or barber in Jefferson County Al

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Jefferson County Barber Commission Barbershop LicenseJefferson County Barber CommissionBarbershop original license: $75 one-time, plus a $35 original license fee for each individual barber, apprentice barber, barber teacher or scalp specialist working there. Barbershop annual renewal: $2 per chair. Individual annual renewal: $20. Barber college: $250 a year. Late penalty: 20% of the amount due plus 0.5% a month. These are JCBC's own current published figures (jeffcobc.org/rules).annual renewal; the original license fee is a one-time charge paid when the shop first licenses2026-09-28
Salon and Barber Shop LicenseAlabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering$200 new shop; renewal is $150biennial — expiring 30 September, renewable to 31 October, in odd-numbered years2026-09-03

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

Local permits that apply to every type of business in Jefferson County Al

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Development Services Building / Zoning Permit (unincorporated county)only if it applies to youJefferson County Department of Development Services, Building Division (ePermitJC)Varies — formula on the Jefferson County Al pageone-time, per permit or application2026-09-28
Jefferson County Entity Business License TaxJefferson County Revenue Department, Business License SectionVaries — formula on the Jefferson County Al pageannual2026-09-28

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

AL registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
State and County Business Privilege Licenseonly if it applies to youAlabama Department of Revenue, Business and License Tax DivisionVaries — formula on the AL pageannual — 1 October to 30 September, delinquent 1 November2026-09-03
Certificate of Formation (LLC)only if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business Services$200 one-time filingperpetual — Alabama abolished the annual report in 20242026-09-03
Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business Services$200 one-time filingperpetual — Alabama abolished the annual report in 20242026-09-03
Corporation Annual Report (abolished)only if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business ServicesNo feenot applicable — the filing no longer exists2026-09-03
Business Privilege Taxonly if it applies to youAlabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax DivisionVaries — formula on the AL pageannual — due when the matching federal return is due2026-09-03
Sales Tax LicenseAlabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax DivisionNo feeannual — renew online between 1 November and 31 December2026-09-03

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

How much does it actually cost to permit a salon or barber in Jefferson County Al?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 10 records listed for a salon or barber in Jefferson County Al, AL, 4 apply to every business of this type and 6 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 4 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $200.00. That is a floor, not a total. 5 of the 10 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 2 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Jefferson County Barber Commission Barbershop License: Barbershop original license: $75 one-time, plus a $35 original license fee for each individual barber, apprentice barber, barber teacher or scalp specialist working there. Barbershop annual renewal: $2 per chair. Individual annual renewal: $20. Barber college: $250 a year. Late penalty: 20% of the amount due plus 0.5% a month. These are JCBC's own current published figures (jeffcobc.org/rules).

The other 4 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Jefferson County Al permits page and the AL state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Jefferson County Al?

Permits for a salon or barber in Jefferson County Al, AL come from 7 separate offices: Jefferson County Department of Development Services, Building Division (ePermitJC), Jefferson County Barber Commission, Jefferson County Revenue Department, Business License Section, Alabama Department of Revenue, Business and License Tax Division, Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services, Alabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a salon or barber need in Jefferson County Al that other businesses do not?

2 of the 2 permits particular to a salon or barber here apply to no other business type we cover in Jefferson County Al: Jefferson County Barber Commission Barbershop License and Salon and Barber Shop License.

Jefferson County Barber Commission Barbershop License

Jefferson County has run its own barber-licensing body separately from the state since 1951, and it is still the operative authority today: Ala. Code §34-7B-13(7) exempts any county or municipal barber board or commission that already existed on August 1, 2013 from the 2013 statewide consolidation into the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, unless that commission's governing body adopts a resolution to opt in — and the Jefferson County Barber Commission continues to publish its own laws, rules and fees as the licensing body. JCBC's own published Barbering Code of Law confines the license requirement to barbershops, barber colleges, barbers, apprentice barbers, barber teachers and scalp specialists, and expressly does not apply to the practice of 'beauty culture', so general hair, nail and esthetics salons remain under the state cosmetology board. JCBC's own current published fee page states a $75 original shop-license fee and a $20 annual individual renewal fee; the codified statute at Ala. Code §45-37-40.04, last amended in 2002, states different figures for those same two items — a $50 shop original fee and a $40 individual renewal — that do not match JCBC's current practice. The figures shown are JCBC's own current published figures, as what a barbershop is charged today, since that is the administering body's own live public statement of its fees; the shop's $2-per-chair annual renewal, its $35 individual original fee and its $250-a-year barber college fee are the same figures in both the statute and JCBC's own page.

Salon and Barber Shop License

Alabama merged its cosmetology and barbering boards, and the statutory definition of a shop covers both trades plus mobile salons — so a barber shop, a hair salon and a mobile unit all take the same license at the same price, and the rules provide only two business license types in total, shop and school. Two hundred dollars new, $150 to renew, with everything else priced modestly: relocation $50, a name or ownership change $25, and $25 for both together. Miss the 31 October postmark and the late charge is $54. The fee schedule here is unusually current, having been amended with effect from May 2026. Remember the second license: a salon also owes the beauty parlour privilege license at $16 for the owner plus $6 or $9 for each additional operator, or the barber shop version at $4.75 for the first chair plus $3.75 for each additional one, and the county issuing it is not required to check that the board license exists.

The other 2 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Jefferson County Al, AL; what each one involves is set out on the Jefferson County Al permits page. The 6 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across AL and are covered on the AL state page.

How does a salon or barber compare with other businesses in Jefferson County Al?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A salon or barber also needs Jefferson County Barber Commission Barbershop License and Salon and Barber Shop License. A auto repair shop needs Garage and Repair Shop Privilege License and Store License, which a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Jefferson County Al, AL, compared with a salon or barber
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a salon or barberOnly a salon or barber needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops2022
Childcare centres2022
Coffee shops4024
Contractors and trades3023
Fitness studios1021
Food trucks3023
Restaurants4024
Retail stores3023
Veterinary clinics1021

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Jefferson County Al permits page and the AL state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Jefferson County Barber License Fees and Rules — JCBC's own current published fee figuresJefferson County Barber Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
  2. Code of Alabama §45-37-40.02, Barber commission (governance), Title 45, Ch. 37, Art. 4, Part 1onecle.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
  3. Code of Alabama §45-37-40.04, License — Application; hearings; appeals; fees, last amended by Act 2002-338onecle.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
  4. Code of Alabama §34-7B-13, Exemptions from chapter — subdivision (7) exempts a county/municipal barber board or commission in existence on August 1, 2013 unless it opts in by resolutiononecle.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
  5. About the Jefferson County Barber CommissionJefferson County Barber Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-28
  6. Alabama Administrative Code rule 250-X-2-.01 — Board of Cosmetology and Barbering fee schedule, effective 15 May 2026Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  7. Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering — renewal FAQ, with the odd-year expiry and late feeAlabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03

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