{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-7","heading":"Qualifications for licensing cosmetologists.","body":"The Board shall issue a license to practice as a cosmetologist to any individual who meets all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tSuccessful completion of at least 1,500 hours of a cosmetology curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school, or at least 1,200 hours of a cosmetology curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school and completion of an apprenticeship for a period of at least six months under the direct supervision of a cosmetologist, as certified by sworn affidavit of three licensed cosmetologists or by other evidence satisfactory to the Board.\n(2)\tPassage of an examination conducted by the Board.\n(3)\tPayment of the fees required by G.S. 88B-20. (1933, c. 179, s. 12; 1953, c. 1304, s. 3; 1973, c. 450, s. 2; 1977, c. 899, s. 1; 1981, c. 615, s. 9; 1985, c. 559, s. 5; 1998-230, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 88B. Cosmetic Art."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_88B/GS_88B-7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:02Z","sha256":"6f9640b66ba001f4a339b869746d5a5e793e9d197f1cb30dd8cc1bb6c08d0077","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}