§ 88B-1 – Short title.

88B-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Cosmetic Art Act. (1998-230, s. 2.)

§ 88B-10 – Qualifications for licensing manicurists.

88B-10. Qualifications for licensing manicurists. 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 Board. (3) Payment […]

§ 88B-10.1 – Qualifications for licensing natural hair care specialists.

88B-10.1. Qualifications for licensing natural hair care specialists. 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 […]

§ 88B-11 – Qualifications for licensing teachers.

88B-11. Qualifications for licensing teachers. (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 license to practice as […]

§ 88B-12 – Temporary employment permit; extensions; limits on practice.

88B-12. Temporary employment permit; extensions; limits on practice. (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 in the area in […]

§ 88B-13 – Applicants licensed in other states.

88B-13. Applicants licensed in other states. (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 practiced at least one of the […]

§ 88B-14 – Licensing of cosmetic art shops.

88B-14. Licensing of cosmetic art shops. (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 and […]

§ 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-2 – Definitions.

88B-2. Definitions. 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 Examiners. (3) Booth. – A […]

§ 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 […]

§ 88B-23 – Licenses to be posted.

88B-23. Licenses to be posted. (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 a cosmetic art shop or school shall be conspicuously […]

§ 88B-24 – Revocation of licenses and other disciplinary measures.

88B-24. Revocation of licenses and other disciplinary measures. 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 […]

§ 88B-25 – Exemptions.

88B-25. Exemptions. 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 90 of the General Statutes. (3) Nurses licensed under Chapter 90 of the […]

§ 88B-26 – Rules to be posted.

88B-26. Rules to be posted. (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 […]