2010 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - Criminal Offenses
Chapter 15 - Offenses Against the Family
Part 4 - Children
39-15-403 - Tattooing of minors.
39-15-403. Tattooing of minors.
(a) As used in this section, tattoo means to intentionally mark or color by pricking or inserting pigment or coloring matter into the skin so as to leave an indelible mark or figure.
(b) Except as provided by § 62-38-211, a person who, for commercial purposes, tattoos the skin of any person under eighteen (18) years of age commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 2008, ch. 803, § 4.]
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