{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-40","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-40","heading":"Unauthorized practice; penalty.","body":"If any person shall practice or attempt to practice dentistry in this State without first having passed the examination and obtained a license from the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners or having obtained a provisional license from said Board; or if he shall practice dentistry after March 31 of each year without applying for a certificate of renewal of license, as provided in G.S. 90-31; or shall practice or attempt to practice dentistry while his license is revoked, or suspended, or when a certificate of renewal of license has been refused; or shall violate any of the provisions of this Article for which no specific penalty has been provided; or shall practice or attempt to practice, dentistry in violation of the provisions of this Article; or shall practice dentistry under any name other than his own name, said person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each day's violation of this Article shall constitute a separate offense. (1935, c. 66, s. 13; 1953, c. 564, s. 6; 1957, c. 592, s. 4; 1965, c. 163, s. 6; 1969, c. 804, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 619; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 2. Dentistry."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-40.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"289ab65fe2422e99e796d295ec5df0fad95e1a782d13593ca5632f0010f495f5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-39","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-40.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}