If House Bill 291 passes, North Carolinians may no longer be able to engage in the practice of hair braiding without a cosmetologists’ license.
§ 88B-22. Licenses required; criminal penalty.
(a) Except 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, hair braider, or manicurist by the Board.
(b) Except 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.
(c) No person may open or operate a cosmetic art shop in this State unless a license has
been issued by the Board for that shop.
(d) An individual licensed as an esthetician esthetician, hair braider, or manicurist may
practice only that part of cosmetic art for which the individual is licensed.
(d1) No 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.
(e) An 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.
(f) A violation of this Chapter is a Class 3 misdemeanor.”
