{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-10","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 86B-10","heading":"Civil penalties; disciplinary costs.","body":"(a)\tAuthority 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 assessed under this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2.\n(b)\tConsideration Factors. - Before imposing and assessing a civil penalty, the Board shall consider the following factors:\n(1)\tThe nature, gravity, and persistence of the particular violation.\n(2)\tThe appropriateness of the imposition of a civil penalty when considered alone or in combination with other punishment.\n(3)\tWhether the violation was willful and malicious.\n(4)\tAny other factors that would tend to mitigate or aggravate the violations found to exist.\n(c)\tSchedule of Civil Penalties. - The Board shall establish a schedule of civil penalties for violations of this Chapter and rules adopted by the Board.\n(d)\tCosts. - The Board may in a disciplinary proceeding charge costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the licensee against whom the proceedings were brought. (2004-146, s. 10; recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 86A-27 by 2022-72, s. 1(l).)","path":["Chapter 86B. Barber and Electrolysis Practice Act.","Article 1. The North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_86B/GS_86B-10.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:11:42Z","sha256":"96a477c064cd3a6c0f396269ff589c7e945134e998f10027e2c4af209bde1491","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-9","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}