{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-634","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-634","heading":"Enforcement; injunctive relief.","body":"(a)\tIt is unlawful for a person not licensed or exempted under this Article to engage in any of the following:\n(1)\tPractice of massage and bodywork therapy.\n(2)\tAdvertise, represent, or hold out himself or herself to others to be a massage and bodywork therapist.\n(3)\tUse any title descriptive of any branch of massage and bodywork therapy, as provided in G.S. 90-623, to describe his or her practice.\n(b)\tA person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(b1)\tUnless exempt from the approval process, it is unlawful for an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity to open, operate, or advertise a massage and bodywork therapy school without first having obtained the approval required by G.S. 90-631.1.\n(b2)\tAn individual, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that violates subsection (b1) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n(b3)\tIt is unlawful for a person, individual, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity to do any of the following:\n(1)\tEmploy, hire, engage, or otherwise contract with a person who is not licensed or exempted under this Article to provide massage and bodywork therapy services to the public.\n(2)\tAid and abet any person not licensed or exempted under this Article in the practice of massage and bodywork therapy.\n(3)\tAdvertise, represent, or hold out any person not licensed or exempted under this Article to others as a massage and bodywork therapist.\n(4)\tDescribe the practice of any person not licensed or exempted under this Article or use any title descriptive of any branch of massage and bodywork therapy to reference any such person in violation of G.S. 90-623.\n(b4)\tA person who violates subsection (b3) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n(c)\tThe Board may make application to superior court for an order enjoining a violation of this Article. Upon a showing by the Board that a person, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity has violated or is about to violate this Article, the court may grant an injunction, restraining order, or take other appropriate action. (1998-230, s. 10; 2008-224, s. 18; 2009-570, s. 12; 2017-151, s. 3(l).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 36. Massage and Bodywork Therapy Practice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-634.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"f607acf4dc800c5e758cc33823b556b1ef7a1544224aafbe6fbc10a881dbe273","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-633","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-634.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}