Chapter 86B

(a) The North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners is established to consist of nine members appointed as follows: (1) Five licensed barbers, one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representativ…

(a) Authority to Assess Civil Penalties. - The Board may assess a civil penalty not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per offense for the violation of any section of this Chapter or the violation of any rules adopted by the Board. The clear proceeds of any civil penalty…

The Board shall have the powers and duties necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. The Board may, in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, adopt rules necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. If the Board has re…

No person or combination of persons shall, either directly or indirectly, practice or attempt to practice barbering in the State of North Carolina without first obtaining a license either as a licensed apprentice or as a licensed barber issued pursuant to provisions of this Chapt…

Any one or combination of the following practices constitutes the practice of barbering in the purview of this Chapter: (1) Shaving or trimming the beard, or cutting the hair. (2) Dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics, permanent waving or marcelling the hair. (3) Giving facial …

A license to practice barbering shall be issued by the Board to any person who meets all of the following qualifications: (1) Has attended an approved barber school for at least 1528 hours. (2) Has completed a 12-month apprenticeship under the supervision of a licensed barber, as…

Each applicant for an examination shall do all of the following: (1) Make application to the Board on forms prepared and furnished by the Board, and the application shall contain proof of the particular qualifications of the applicant. (2) Pay to the Board the required fee. (1929…

The Board shall conduct examinations of applicants for licensure to practice barbering as licensed barbers and licensed apprentices, not less than four times each year, at such times and places as will prove most convenient and as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt rule…

Whenever the provisions of this Chapter have been complied with, the Board shall issue, or have issued, a license as a barber or as an apprentice, as the case may be. (1929, c. 119, s. 11; 1979, c. 695, s. 1; 1981, c. 457, s. 5; recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 86A-10 by 2022-72, …

(a) The Board may grant a temporary permit to work to a graduate of a barber school in North Carolina provided application for examination has been filed and fee paid. The permit is valid only until the date of the next succeeding Board examination of applicants for apprenticeshi…

(a) The Board shall issue, without examination, a license to applicants already licensed in another state provided the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the Board that the following requirements are met: (1) The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner i…

(a) Any person, firm or corporation, before establishing or opening a barbershop, mobile barbershop, or barber school not licensed by the State or the Board shall make application to the Board on forms to be furnished by the Board, for a permit to operate a barbershop, mobile bar…

The Board shall maintain a suitable office in Wake County, and shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its orders and records. The Board shall annually elect its own officers, and in addition, may appoint a full-time executive director who shall not be a membe…

(a) A motor home as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes may be used as a mobile barbershop for the practice of barbering. (b) The Board shall issue a permit to operate a mobile barbershop to any applicant who submits a properly completed application on a fo…

(a) Each barber and each owner or manager of a barbershop, mobile barbershop, barber school or college, or any other place where barber service is rendered, shall comply with the following sanitary rules and regulations: (1) Proper quarters. - a. Every barbershop, or other place …

The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Article while engaged in the proper discharge of their duties: (1) Persons authorized under the laws of the State to practice medicine and surgery, and those working under their supervision. (2) Commissioned medical or …

Every holder of a barber license, apprentice license, barbershop permit, mobile barbershop permit, barber school permit, instructor's certificate, or temporary permit issued pursuant to G.S. 86B-27 shall display it in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near the person's work chai…

(a) Licensed barbers who continue in practice shall annually, on or before May 31 of each year, renew their licenses and furnish such health certificate as the Board may require and pay the required renewal fee. Every license shall expire on the 31st day of May in each year. Any …

The Board may either refuse to issue or to renew, or may suspend or revoke any license, barbershop permit, or barber school permit issued under this Article for any one or combination of the following causes: (1) Conviction of the applicant or licensee of a felony proved by certi…

The Board may neither refuse to issue nor refuse to renew, or suspend or revoke any license, barbershop permit, or barber school permit, for any of the causes as provided in G.S. 86B-35, except in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1929, c. 1…

Each of the following acts constitutes a Class 3 misdemeanor: (1) Violation of any of the provisions of G.S. 86B-21. (2) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration for money other than the required fee or any other thing of value, or by fraudulent misrepresen…

The Board may approve barber schools or colleges in the State, and may prescribe rules and regulations for their operation. The Board shall adopt rules establishing criteria for barber schools and colleges to maintain their accreditation. No barber school or college shall be appr…

(a) The Board shall issue an instructor's license to any currently licensed barber who has passed an instructor's examination given by the Board. This examination shall cover the subjects listed in G.S. 86B-38(4) and in the Textbook of Barber Styling approved by the Board. (b) A …

(a) Each member of the North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners shall be reimbursed for his or her actual expenses and shall receive compensation and travel allowance according to G.S. 93B-5 for the distance traveled in performance of his or her duties. The expen…

(a) Before being issued an apprentice license, an applicant must pass an examination conducted by the Board to determine his or her competence, including his or her knowledge of barbering, sanitary rules and regulations, and knowledge of diseases of the face, skin and scalp. (b) …

The Board shall charge fees not to exceed the following: License or renewal as a barber $ 50.00 License or renewal as an apprentice barber 50.00 Barbershop permit or renewal 50.00 Mobile barbershop permit or renewal 50.00 Examination to become a registered barber 85.00 Examinatio…

This Chapter shall not prohibit a member of a family from practicing barbering on a member of his or her family. For purposes of this section, "a member of his or her family" means a spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, da…

The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, and revocation of licenses issued by the Board. This record shall contain the name, place of business and residence of each licensed barber and licensed apprentice, and the da…

The purpose of this Article is to ensure minimum standards of competency, to protect the public from misrepresentation of status by persons who hold themselves out to be "licensed electrologists" or "licensed laser hair practitioners" and to provide the public with safe care by t…

As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Board. - The North Carolina Board of Barbers and Electrolysis Examiners. (2) Electrologist or electrolocist. - A person who engages in the practice of electrolysis for permanent hair removal. (3) Electrology. - T…

(a) It shall be unlawful to engage in the practice of electrolysis or laser, light source, or pulsed-light treatments in this State without a license. (b) Any person practicing electrology or laser, light source, or pulsed-light treatments for the purpose of hair removal or hair …

(a) Any person who desires to be licensed as an "electrologist" pursuant to this Chapter shall: (1) Submit an application on a form approved by the Board. (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2024-44, s. 5, effective July 9, 2024. (3) Be 21 years of age or older. (4) Meet the requirement…

The Board may issue a temporary license to practice electrology to an applicant who meets the requirements of G.S. 86B-53(a)(1)-(4). A temporary license may not be valid for more than six months and may be renewed not more than once. The Board may by rule provide for a shorter du…

The Board may issue a license to practice electrology, without examination, to an applicant who is certified or licensed in good standing to practice electrolysis in another state, provided that the other state's educational hours of instruction are equal to or greater than the h…

(a) Any person seeking licensure by the Board as a laser hair practitioner shall have met the following requirements at the time the license is requested: (1) Be an electrologist licensed under this Chapter. (2) Completed a minimum 30-hour laser, light source, or pulsed-light tre…

(a) Every electrologist license or laser hair practitioner license issued pursuant to this Chapter must be renewed annually. On or before the date the current license expires, a person who desires to continue to practice electrology or as a laser hair practitioner shall apply for…

(a) The Board shall determine the number of hours and subject matter of continuing education required as a condition of license renewal. The Board may offer continuing education to the licensees under this act. (b) Upon request, the Board may grant approval to a continuing educat…

Upon request by a licensee for inactive status, the Board shall place the licensee's name on the inactive list. While on the inactive list, the person shall not be subjected to renewal requirements and shall not practice electrology in North Carolina. When that person desires to …

All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred or allowed for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Chapter shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the fees received by the Board as authorized by this Chapter. No salary, expense, or other obligations of the Bo…

The following individuals shall be permitted to practice electrology without a license: (1) Any physician licensed in accordance with Article 1 and Article 11 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. (2) A student at an approved school of electrology when electrolysis is performed …

The requirements of this Article shall not apply to any person licensed or approved by the North Carolina Medical Board to practice medicine or perform medical acts, tasks, or functions pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes or any person employed and working…

(a) Electrolysis shall be practiced by a licensed person only in a permanent establishment, hereafter referred to as an office. The Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations concerning the sanitation standards, equipment, and supplies to be used and observed in offices. Of…

(a) Any person who desires to be certified as an "electrology instructor" pursuant to this Chapter shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Submit an application on a form approved by the Board. (2) Be a licensed electrologist. (3) Have practiced electrology actively for…

(a) Any person who desires licensure as a laser practitioner instructor pursuant to this Chapter shall meet the following requirements: (1) Submit an application on a form approved by the Board. (2) Be an electrologist licensed under this Chapter or a physician licensed under Art…

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of G.S. 86B-53, the Board shall issue a license as an electrologist to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Completes a Board-approved electrology apprenticeship program consisting of 625 hours. (2) Visits two electr…

An electrology or laser hair practitioner instructor's license shall be renewed annually. On or before the date the current license expires, the applicant must submit an application for renewal of licensure on a form approved by the Board, meet criteria for renewal established by…

(a) Any school in this State or another state that desires to be certified as a Board approved school of electrology shall do all of the following: (1) Submit an application on a form approved by the Board. (2) Submit a detailed projected floor plan of the institutional area demo…

(a) Any school in this State or another state that desires to be certified as a Board-approved school of laser, light source, or pulsed-light treatments shall do all of the following: (1) Submit an application on a form approved by the Board. (2) Submit a detailed projected floor…

Every certificate issued pursuant to G.S. 86B-67 or G.S. 86B-68 shall be renewed annually. On or before the date the current certificate expires, the applicant must submit an application for renewal of certification on a form approved by the Board, meet criteria for renewal estab…

(a) Grounds for disciplinary action shall include all of the following: (1) Conviction of, or finding of guilt with respect to, a crime in this State or any other jurisdiction, regardless of adjudication, if any element of the crime directly relates to the practice of electrolysi…