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§ 88B-28 – Restraining orders.

88B-28. Restraining orders. 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 brought in the county where the […]

§ 88B-29 – Civil penalties.

88B-29. Civil penalties. (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 adopted by the […]

§ 88B-15 – Practice outside cosmetic art shops.

88B-15. Practice outside cosmetic art shops. (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, retirement homes, mental institutions, correctional […]

§ 88B-16 – Licensing cosmetic art schools.

88B-16. Licensing cosmetic art schools. (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 and the […]

§ 88B-17 – Bond required for private cosmetic art schools.

88B-17. Bond required for private cosmetic art schools. (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 […]

§ 88B-18 – Examinations.

88B-18. Examinations. (a) Repealed by Session Laws 2006-212, s. 2, effective August 8, 2006.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 licenses shall be given in at least three locations in the State that are […]

§ 88B-19 – Expired school credits.

88B-19. Expired school credits. 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, s. […]

§ 88B-20 – Fees required.

88B-20. Fees required. (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 application fees as follows: (1) Inspection of a newly established cosmetic art shop……………………… […]

§ 88B-21 – Renewals; expired licenses; inactive status.

88B-21. Renewals; expired licenses; inactive status. (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 […]

§ 88B-22 – Licenses required; criminal penalty.

88B-22. Licenses required; criminal penalty. (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 Board. (b) Except as provided in […]