GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 687

Short Title:  Manicurist License Changes.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Lail.
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Referred to:  Commerce.
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March 20, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL PERSONS WORKING ON FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS, INCLUDING NAIL SCULPTORS, TO BE LICENSED AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR A MANICURIST LICENSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 88-8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88-8.  Manicurist.
‘Manicurist' means any person who provides manicuring or pedicuring services for compensation.  Manicuring or pedicuring services include trimming, filing, sculpturing, shaping, and decorating fingernails or toenails and applying sculptured or other artificial fingernails or toenails."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 88-28 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88-28.  Acts made misdemeanors.
Each of the following constitutes a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or up to 30 days in jail, or both:
(1)	The violation of any of the provisions of G.S. 88-1 or G.S. 88-30(b).
(2)	Permitting any person in one's employ, supervision, or control to practice as an apprentice unless that person has a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice.
(3)	Permitting any person in one's employ, supervision, or control, to practice as a cosmetologist unless that person has a certificate as a registered cosmetologist.
(4)	Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a certificate of registration for money other than the required fee or any other thing of value, or by fraudulent misrepresentations.
(5)	Practicing or attempting to practice by fraudulent misrepresentations.
(6)	The willful failure to display a certificate of registration  as required by G.S. 88-24.
(7)	The willful violation of the reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 88-30 reads as rewritten:
"§ 88-30.  Registered manicurist.
 (a)	A certificate of registration as a registered manicurist shall be issued by the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners to any person who meets the following qualifications:
(1)	Who has completed 300 hours in classes in a cosmetic art school or college approved by the Board; and
(2)	Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 615, s. 19.
(3)	Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 450, s. 4.
(4)	Who has passed a satisfactory examination, conducted by the Board, to determine his or her fitness to provide manicuring and pedicuring services, such examination to be so prepared and conducted as to determine whether the applicant is possessed of the requisite skill to properly perform all the duties thereof and services incident thereto.
(b)	No person who is not properly licensed by the Board as a registered apprentice cosmetologist, a registered cosmetologist, or a registered manicurist may provide for compensation any manicuring or pedicuring services on hands, fingernails, feet, or toenails."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989, except that any applicant for registration as a registered manicurist who applies on or before December 31, 1989, shall be required to have completed no more than 150 hours in classes in a cosmetic arts school or college approved by the Board.