{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-12","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-12","heading":"Temporary employment permit; extensions; limits on practice.","body":"(a)\tThe 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:\n(1)\tHas completed the required hours of a cosmetic art school curriculum in the area in which the applicant wishes to be licensed.\n(2)\tHas applied to take the examination within three months of completing the required hours.\n(3)\tIs qualified to take the examination.\n(b)\tA temporary employment permit shall expire six months from the date of graduation from a cosmetic art school and shall not be renewed.\n(c)\tThe holder of a temporary employment permit may practice cosmetic art only under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist, manicurist, natural hair care specialist, or esthetician, as appropriate, and may not operate a cosmetic art shop. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1013, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1030, s. 20; 1998-230, s. 2; 2009-521, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 88B. Cosmetic Art."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_88B/GS_88B-12.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:02Z","sha256":"51dcce3f1566afca8f44f0f61d415168dc0e2eba903ee9146fa3531cfa779fce","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-11","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}