{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-32","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 86B-32","heading":"Persons exempt from the provisions of this Article.","body":"The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Article while engaged in the proper discharge of their duties:\n(1)\tPersons authorized under the laws of the State to practice medicine and surgery, and those working under their supervision.\n(2)\tCommissioned medical or surgical officers of the United States Army or other components of the Armed Forces of the United States, and those working under their supervision.\n(3)\tRegistered nurses and licensed practical nurses and those working under their supervision.\n(4)\tLicensed embalmers and funeral directors and those working under their supervision.\n(5)\tPersons who are working in licensed cosmetic shops or beauty schools and are licensed by the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners pursuant to Chapter 88B of the General Statutes.\n(6)\tPersons who are working in barbershops and are licensed by the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners pursuant to Chapter 88B of the General Statutes, provided that those persons shall comply with G.S. 86B-31.\n(7)\tInmates under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.\n(8)\tPersons who are employed by barbershops and whose duties are expressly confined to the shampooing or blow drying of hair, provided that the person shall comply with G.S. 86B-31. (1929, c. 119, s. 15; 1937, c. 138, s. 2; 1941, c. 375, s. 6; 1979, c. 695, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 605, s. 6; 1998-230, s. 2.2; 2011-183, s. 51; 2022-58, s. 6(a), (b); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 86A-14 by 2022-72, s. 1(w); 2022-72, s. 2; 2024-45, s. 3(a).)","path":["Chapter 86B. Barber and Electrolysis Practice Act.","Article 2. Barbers."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_86B/GS_86B-32.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:11:42Z","sha256":"c1d5b4ba8b1cd63770c1fefb85f71f58ef233da1da397560d5098c72facdef9a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-31","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-86b-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}