Verify a Maine Barber license
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How Maine Barber license verification works
A Barber in Maine is licensed by the ME Cosmetology / Barber Board. PrimaryCheck looks the license up live at the board's public verification system (board lookup) by license number, or by name when no number is supplied. The record the board publishes is captured as evidence, hashed, and rendered into a proof PDF.
Fields returned for this board: license_number license_type status expires first_licensure mailing history actions cases other_licenses general.
Board note: ALMS regulator 4702 (Barbering and Cosmetology): COSMETOLOGIST, BARBER / BARBER HAIR STYLIST, AESTHETICIAN, NAIL TECHNOLOGIST (keys cosmetologist, barber, esthetician, nail_tech); student / trainee / temporary types do not match. Vocabulary captured live 2026-11-03.
What a Barber license check returns
| Field check | Passes when |
|---|---|
license_number | Equal to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros |
name | Last name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname |
license_type | The record is a Barber license, strictly (no near-miss types) |
status | The board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag |
expires | Expiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it |
disciplinary_actions | Recorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped |
Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.
Verify a Maine Barber license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "ME", "profession": "barber", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
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