Chapter 88B

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Cosmetic Art Act. (1998-230, s. 2.)

The Board shall issue a license to practice as a manicurist to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least 300 hours of a manicurist curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school. (2) Passage of an examination conducted by the…

The Board shall issue a license to practice as a natural hair care specialist to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least 300 hours of a natural hair care curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school. (2) Passage of an exa…

(a) Applicants for any teacher's license issued by the Board shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Possession of a high school diploma or a high school graduation equivalency certificate. (2) Payment of the fees required by G.S. 88B-20. (b) The Board shall issue a lic…

(a) The Board shall issue a temporary employment permit to an applicant for licensure as an apprentice, cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist who meets all of the following: (1) Has completed the required hours of a cosmetic art school curriculum…

(a) The Board shall issue a license to an applicant licensed as an apprentice, cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist in another state if the applicant shows: (1) The applicant is an active practitioner in good standing. (2) The applicant has prac…

(a) The Board shall issue a license to operate a cosmetic art shop to any applicant who submits a properly completed application, on a form approved by the Board, pays the required fee, and is determined, after inspection, to be in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter a…

(a) Any individual licensed under this Chapter may visit the residences of individuals who are sick or disabled and confined to their places of residence in order to attend to their cosmetic needs. A licensed individual may also visit hospitals, nursing homes, rest homes, retirem…

(a) The Board shall issue a license to any cosmetic art school that submits a properly completed application, on a form approved by the Board, pays the required license fee, and is determined by the Board, after inspection, to be in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter …

(a) Each private cosmetic art school shall provide a guaranty bond unless the school has already provided a bond or an alternative to a bond under G.S. 115D-95. The Board may restrict, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or reinstate the license of a school that fails to maintain…

(a) Repealed by Session Laws 2006-212, s. 2, effective August 8, 2006. (b) Each examination shall have both a practical and a written portion. (c) Examinations for applicants for apprentice, cosmetologist, teacher, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, and manicurist license…

No credit shall be approved by the Board if five years or more have elapsed from the date a person enrolled in a cosmetic art school unless the person completed the required number of hours and filed an application to take an examination administered by the Board. (1933, c. 179, …

The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Apprentice. - A person who is not a manager or operator and who is engaged in learning the practice of cosmetic art under the direction and supervision of a cosmetologist. (2) Board. - The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art E…

(a) The Board may charge the applicant the actual cost of preparation, administration, and grading of examinations for cosmetologists, apprentices, manicurists, estheticians, natural hair care specialist, or teachers, in addition to its other fees. (b) The Board may charge applic…

(a) Each license to operate a cosmetic art shop shall be renewed on or before the first day of February of each year. As provided in G.S. 88B-20, a late fee shall be charged for licenses renewed after February 1. Any license not renewed by March 1 of each year shall expire. A cos…

(a) Except as provided in this Chapter, no person may practice or attempt to practice cosmetic art for pay or reward in any form, either directly or indirectly, without being licensed as an apprentice, cosmetologist, esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist by the…

(a) Every apprentice, cosmetologist, esthetician, manicurist, natural hair care specialist, and teacher licensed under this Chapter shall display the certificate of license issued by the Board within the shop in which the person works. (b) Every certificate of license to operate …

The Board may restrict, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue, renew, or reinstate any license for any of the following: (1) Conviction of a felony shown by certified copy of the record of the court of conviction. (2) Gross malpractice or gross incompetency as determined by the Boa…

The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter while engaged in the proper discharge of their professional duties: (1) Undertakers and funeral establishments licensed under G.S. 90-210.25. (2) Persons authorized to practice medicine or surgery under Chapter …

(a) The Board shall furnish a copy of its rules relating to sanitary management of cosmetic art shops and cosmetic art schools to each shop and school licensed by the Board. Each shop and school shall post the rules in a conspicuous place. (b) The Board shall furnish a copy of it…

Any inspector or other authorized representative of the Board may enter any cosmetic art shop or school to inspect it for compliance with this Chapter and the Board's rules. All persons practicing cosmetic art in a shop or school shall, upon request, present satisfactory proof of…

The Board, the Department of Health and Human Services, or any county or district health director may apply to the superior court for an injunction to restrain any person from violating the provisions of this Chapter or the Board's rules. Actions under this section shall be broug…

(a) Authority to Assess Civil Penalties. - In addition to taking any of the actions permitted under G.S. 88B-24, the Board may assess a civil penalty not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the violation of any section of this Chapter or the violation of any rules adop…

(a) The North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners is established. The Board shall consist of six members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) The General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, shall appoint a cosmetologist. (2) The Ge…

(a) The Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To administer and interpret this Chapter. (2) To adopt, amend, and repeal rules to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. (3) To examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licensure under…

(a) Each member of the Board shall receive compensation for services and expenses as provided in G.S. 93B-5, but shall be limited to payment for services deemed official business of the Board when such business exceeds three continuous hours per day. Official business of the Boar…

(a) The Board shall maintain its office in Wake County, North Carolina. (b) The Board shall employ an executive director who shall not be a member of the Board. The executive director shall keep all records of the Board, issue all necessary notices, and perform any other duties r…

The Board shall issue a license to practice as a cosmetologist to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least 1,500 hours of a cosmetology curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school, or at least 1,200 hours of a cosmetology…

The Board shall issue a license to practice as an apprentice to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least 1,200 hours of a cosmetology curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school. (2) Passage of an examination conducted by…

The Board shall issue a license to practice as an esthetician to any individual who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of at least 600 hours of an esthetics curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school. (2) Passage of an examination conducted by t…