{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-22","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-22","heading":"Licenses required; criminal penalty.","body":"(a)\tExcept 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.\n(b)\tExcept as provided in this Chapter, no person may practice cosmetic art or any part of cosmetic art, for pay or reward in any form, either directly or indirectly, outside of a licensed cosmetic art shop.\n(c)\tNo person may open or operate a cosmetic art shop in this State unless a license has been issued by the Board for that shop.\n(d)\tAn individual licensed as an esthetician, natural hair care specialist, or manicurist may practice only that part of cosmetic art for which the individual is licensed.\n(d1)\tNo person may teach cosmetic art in a Board-approved cosmetic art school unless the person is a teacher licensed under this Chapter. A guest lecturer may be exempt from the requirements of this subsection upon approval by the Board.\n(e)\tAn apprentice licensed under the provisions of this Chapter shall apprentice under the direct supervision of a cosmetologist. An apprentice shall not operate a cosmetic art shop.\n(f)\tA violation of this Chapter is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1933, c. 179, ss. 1, 11, 28; 1949, c. 505, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 1481, ss. 1, 2; 1975, c. 7; c. 857, ss. 1, 8; 1977, cc. 155, 472; 1981, c. 614, s. 2; c. 615, ss. 1, 2, 17; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 990; 1985, c. 125; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 833; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 965; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1013, s. 3; 1993, c. 22, s. 2; c. 54, s. 1; c. 539, s. 608; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 605, s. 15; 1998-230, s. 2; 2006-212, s. 4; 2009-521, s. 10.)","path":["Chapter 88B. Cosmetic Art."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_88B/GS_88B-22.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:02Z","sha256":"cae788cb7ea6b13aefe063a4790a8f25806b058b2da39a9381ffcc082b7550bf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-21","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}