North Carolina · statute · N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 86B · 53 active provisions
North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners; appointment and qualifications; term of office; removal. (a) The North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners is established to consist of nine members appointed as follows: (1) Five licensed barbers, one of whom shall be appointed by the General A…
Powers and duties of the Board. The Board shall have the powers and duties necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. The Board may, in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, adopt rules necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. If the Board has reasonable…
Office; seal; officers and executive director; funds. The Board shall maintain a suitable office in Wake County, and shall adopt and use a common seal for the authentication of its orders and records. The Board shall annually elect its own officers, and in addition, may appoint a full-time executive director who shall…
Salary and expenses; employees. (a) Each member of the North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners shall be reimbursed for his or her actual expenses and shall receive compensation and travel allowance according to G.S. 93B-5 for the distance traveled in performance of his or her duties. The expenses, com…
Board to keep record of proceedings; data on licensees. The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, and revocation of licenses issued by the Board. This record shall contain the name, place of business and residence of each licensed barber and licensed appren…
Expenses and fees. All salaries, compensation, and expenses incurred or allowed for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Chapter shall be paid by the Board exclusively out of the fees received by the Board as authorized by this Chapter. No salary, expense, or other obligations of the Board may be charged ag…
Disciplinary authority of the Board. (a) Grounds for disciplinary action shall include all of the following: (1) Conviction of, or finding of guilt with respect to, a crime in this State or any other jurisdiction, regardless of adjudication, if any element of the crime directly relates to the practice of electrolysis.…
Enjoining illegal practices. (a) If the Board finds that any person is violating any of the provisions of this Chapter, it may apply in its own name to the superior court for an injunction or restraining order to prevent that person from further violation. The court is empowered to grant an injunction regardless of whe…
Reports and immunity from suit. Any person who has reasonable cause to suspect misconduct or incapacity of a licensee, or who has reasonable cause to suspect that any person is in violation of this Chapter, shall report the relevant facts to the Board. Upon the receipt of such charge, or upon its own initiative, the Bo…
Civil penalties; disciplinary costs. (a) Authority to Assess Civil Penalties. - The Board may assess a civil penalty not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per offense for the violation of any section of this Chapter or the violation of any rules adopted by the Board. The clear proceeds of any civil penalty as…
Necessity for license and shop or school permit. No person or combination of persons shall, either directly or indirectly, practice or attempt to practice barbering in the State of North Carolina without first obtaining a license either as a licensed apprentice or as a licensed barber issued pursuant to provisions of t…
What constitutes practice of barbering. Any one or combination of the following practices constitutes the practice of barbering in the purview of this Chapter: (1) Shaving or trimming the beard, or cutting the hair. (2) Dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics, permanent waving or marcelling the hair. (3) Giving facial…
Qualifications for certificate as a registered barber. A license to practice barbering shall be issued by the Board to any person who meets all of the following qualifications: (1) Has attended an approved barber school for at least 1528 hours. (2) Has completed a 12-month apprenticeship under the supervision of a lice…
Application for examinations; payment of fee. Each applicant for an examination shall do all of the following: (1) Make application to the Board on forms prepared and furnished by the Board, and the application shall contain proof of the particular qualifications of the applicant. (2) Pay to the Board the required fee.…
Board to conduct examinations not less than four times each year. The Board shall conduct examinations of applicants for licensure to practice barbering as licensed barbers and licensed apprentices, not less than four times each year, at such times and places as will prove most convenient and as the Board may determine…
Issuance of certificates of registration. Whenever the provisions of this Chapter have been complied with, the Board shall issue, or have issued, a license as a barber or as an apprentice, as the case may be. (1929, c. 119, s. 11; 1979, c. 695, s. 1; 1981, c. 457, s. 5; recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 86A-10 by 2022-72…
Temporary permits. (a) The Board may grant a temporary permit to work to a graduate of a barber school in North Carolina provided application for examination has been filed and fee paid. The permit is valid only until the date of the next succeeding Board examination of applicants for apprenticeship licensure except in…
Applicants licensed in other states. (a) The Board shall issue, without examination, a license to applicants already licensed in another state provided the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the Board that the following requirements are met: (1) The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner in g…
Barbershop, mobile barbershop, and barber school permits. (a) Any person, firm or corporation, before establishing or opening a barbershop, mobile barbershop, or barber school not licensed by the State or the Board shall make application to the Board on forms to be furnished by the Board, for a permit to operate a barb…
Mobile barbershops. (a) A motor home as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes may be used as a mobile barbershop for the practice of barbering. (b) The Board shall issue a permit to operate a mobile barbershop to any applicant who submits a properly completed application on a form approved by the B…
Sanitary rules and regulations; inspections. (a) Each barber and each owner or manager of a barbershop, mobile barbershop, barber school or college, or any other place where barber service is rendered, shall comply with the following sanitary rules and regulations: (1) Proper quarters. - a. Every barbershop, or other p…
Persons exempt from the provisions of this Article. The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this Article while engaged in the proper discharge of their duties: (1) Persons authorized under the laws of the State to practice medicine and surgery, and those working under their supervision. (2) Commissioned…
Licensure to be displayed. Every holder of a barber license, apprentice license, barbershop permit, mobile barbershop permit, barber school permit, instructor's certificate, or temporary permit issued pursuant to G.S. 86B-27 shall display it in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near the person's work chair. (1929, c.…
Renewal or restoration of license. (a) Licensed barbers who continue in practice shall annually, on or before May 31 of each year, renew their licenses and furnish such health certificate as the Board may require and pay the required renewal fee. Every license shall expire on the 31st day of May in each year. Any licen…
Disqualifications for license. The Board may either refuse to issue or to renew, or may suspend or revoke any license, barbershop permit, or barber school permit issued under this Article for any one or combination of the following causes: (1) Conviction of the applicant or licensee of a felony proved by certified copy…