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Important
Updates

Customer Service Center Updates

The Division of Licensing Services’ customer service center in Binghamton will be closed on Friday, April 18.

The customer service center will resume normal hours of operation (9:00am - 12:00pm & 12:45pm - 4:00pm) on Monday, March 21. Licensing examinations will continue to be held as scheduled.
 

Appearance Enhancement and Barber System Unavailable

The online Appearance Enhancement and Barber system will be down for approximately two weeks due to a system upgrade. We anticipate the system will be available again on April 28, 2025. Please check back for updates at that time. You may find paper applications on the license webpages; however, you are encouraged to apply online when the new system becomes available as this provides you with a faster response time and online access to your application or license information.

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Fair Housing

The Fair Housing Enforcement Program is an initiative that has been launched to uncover discrimination in rental and home sale transactions.

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License Types

Services include witnessing the signing of important documents, taking affidavits and depositions and giving oaths.
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Should a member of the public believe that a licensee has acted in an untrustworthy or incompetent manner, they may file a complaint with the Department's Division of Licensing Services.

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