§ 62-38-306. Age Restrictions — Required Records — Penalty for Violations
Unless consent has been given in accordance with § 62-38-305, no individual who is under age eighteen (18) shall obtain or attempt to obtain a body piercing procedure. No individual shall knowingly show or give false information concerning the individual’s name, age or emancipation. No individual shall knowingly show or give any false information as […]
§ 62-38-307. Continuing Requirements of Body Piercing Business
Each operator of a business that offers body piercing services shall do all of the following: Maintain procedures for ensuring that the technicians who perform body piercing procedures are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly; Comply with the safety and sanitation requirements for preventing transmission of infectious diseases; Require the technicians who perform body […]
§ 62-38-204. Tattoo Artist and Operator Registration, Licensing and Permits — Temporary and Apprentice Artists
No person shall engage in the practice of tattooing or act as a tattoo artist unless the person has registered as a tattoo artist with the department of health. A statewide tattoo artist license shall be issued and is transferable within this state to any studio holding a current studio certificate issued by a local […]
§ 62-38-205. Temporary Locations
A registered tattoo business may set up at temporary locations other than a tattoo studio, e.g., tattoo conventions, with the written approval of the local health department, for a period not to exceed ten (10) days; provided, that each artist not previously registered with the department of health shall register and pay a fee of […]
§ 62-38-206. Posting Studio Certificate Permit and Copy of Statutes
It is the duty of the owner or operator of a tattoo establishment to post the current studio certificate permit in a conspicuous place where it may be readily observed by the public. It is the duty of the owner or operator of a tattoo establishment to post a copy of the statutes contained in […]
§ 62-38-207. Records — Signed Acknowledgement by Parent or Guardian of Minor — Attestations — Instructions
A record showing the date of a client’s visit, the client’s name, with the client’s signature, address and date of birth, design of the tattoo, its location on the client’s body and the name of the tattoo artist who performed the service shall be maintained by tattoo studios for two (2) years. If tattooing services […]
§ 62-38-208. Violation for Operating Without a Permit or With a Revoked or Suspended Permit
Any person who does not obtain a permit as required in § 62-38-202 or whose permit has been revoked or suspended and who continues to tattoo or operate a tattoo establishment commits a Class B misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). Any suspension or revocation may be appealed to the […]
§ 62-38-209. Hygiene — Equipment — Bandaging, Removal of Tattoos
Each tattoo artist shall use a single use lap cloth. Each tattoo artist shall thoroughly wash the tattoo artists’s hands with an antibacterial solution and hot running water prior to and after administering any tattoo. Disposable, latex examination gloves shall be worn by a tattoo artist at all times while administering any tattoo. Gloves shall […]
§ 62-38-210. Local Regulations Superseded — Applicability to Physicians and Surgeons
This part shall supersede all county and local regulations concerning tattooing to give uniformity in compliance within this state. This part does not apply to any physician, surgeon or any person under the supervision of a physician or surgeon who is licensed to practice medicine in this state. The commissioner shall promulgate rules governing implementation […]
§ 62-38-211. Tattoos for Persons Under 18 Years of Age — Reporting Tattooing of Minors — Tattoos to Cover Up Existing Tattoos for Minors 16 Years of Age or Older — False Statements of Age or Exhibiting False Identification by Minors for Purpose of Obtaining Tattoos
Except as provided in subsection (c), it is a Class A misdemeanor to tattoo a person under eighteen (18) years of age. Any parent, legal guardian, teacher or medical provider or school resource officer for a minor under eighteen (18) years of age, who discovers that a minor has been tattooed is encouraged to report […]