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TENNESSEE COMPILATION OF SELECTED LAWS ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, 2011 EDITION

TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED

Title 39 Criminal Offenses

Chapter 15 Offenses Against the Family

Part 4 Children

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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