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Tattoo & Piercing Laws - United States - Arizona
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State Of Arizona
13-3721. Tattoos, brands, scarifications and piercings; minors; anesthesia; exception; defense; violation; classification; definitions
A. It is unlawful for a person:
1. To intentionally brand, scarify, implant, mutilate, tattoo or pierce the body of a person who is under eighteen years of age without the physical presence of the parent or legal guardian of the person requesting the brand, scar, tattoo, implant, mutilation or piercing.
2. Who tattoos or pierces the body of another person to use a needle or any substance that will leave color under the skin more than once or to use a needle that is not sterilized with equipment used by state licensed medical facilities pursuant to title 36, chapter 4.
3. To engage in the business of tattooing, branding, scarifying, implanting, mutilating or body piercing out of a home or an impermanent structure, including a tent, trailer, trunk or other impermanent structure.
4. Who is not licensed pursuant to title 32 to administer anesthesia during the course of any procedure involving the branding, scarifying, tattooing, implanting, mutilating or piercing of the body of another person.
B. Subsection A, paragraph 1 does not apply to the ear piercing of a person who has written or verbal permission from a parent or legal guardian or to procedures that are prescribed by a health care provider who is licensed pursuant to title 32.
C. It is a defense to a prosecution for a violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 that the person requested age identification and relied in good faith on the accuracy of the information contained in the identification.
D. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Implant", "mutilate", "brand", "scarify" or "pierce" means to mark the skin or other body part with any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or other mark that is placed by the aid of instruments on or under the skin or body part and that cannot be removed without a surgical procedure or any design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or other mark done by scarring on or under the skin or other body part. Implant does not include cosmetic implants.
2. "Tattoo" means to mark the skin with any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or any other mark that is placed by the aid of needles or other instruments upon or under the skin with any substance that will leave color under the skin and that cannot be removed, repaired or reconstructed without a surgical procedure or any design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or other mark done by scarring upon or under the skin.
HB2124 - 431R - H Ver
Reference Title: AHCCCS; vehicle
AN ACT
REPEALING SECTION 13-3721, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING
TITLE 13, CHAPTER 37, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW
SECTION 13-3721; RELATING TO TATTOOS, BRANDS, SCARIFICATIONS AND
PIERCINGS.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Repeal
Section
13-3721,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
Sec. 2. Title 13, chapter 37, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended
by adding a new section 13-3721, to read:
13-3721.
Tattoos, brands, scarifications and piercings; minors;
violation; classification; anesthesia; defense; definition
A. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO INTENTIONALLY BRAND, SCARIFY, TATTOO OR
PIERCE THE BODY OF A PERSON WHO IS UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO EAR PIERCING OR PROCEDURES
PRESCRIBED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE
32.
B. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TATTOO, INTENTIONALLY BRAND, SCARIFY OR
PIERCE THE BODY OF A PERSON WHO IS FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN OR
SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE WITHOUT THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF THAT
PERSON'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
C. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO TATTOOS OR PIERCES THE BODY OF
ANOTHER PERSON TO USE A NEEDLE OR INK MORE THAN ONCE OR TO USE A
NEEDLE THAT IS NOT PRESTERILIZED OR AUTOCLAVED.
D. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO IS NOT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 32 TO ADMINISTER ANESTHESIA DURING THE
COURSE OF ANY PROCEDURE INVOLVING THE BRANDING, SCARIFYING,
TATTOOING OR PIERCING OF THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON.
E. IT IS A DEFENSE TO A PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION
A OR B THAT THE PERSON REQUESTED AGE IDENTIFICATION AND RELIED IN
GOOD FAITH ON THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
IDENTIFICATION.
F. A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1
MISDEMEANOR.
G. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TATTOO" MEANS ANY
INDELIBLE DESIGN, LETTER, SCROLL, FIGURE, SYMBOL OR OTHER MARK
THAT IS PLACED ON OR UNDER THE SKIN WITH INK OR COLORS BY THE AID
OF NEEDLES OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT
A SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR ANY DESIGN, LETTER, SCROLL, FIGURE OR
SYMBOL OR OTHER MARK DONE BY SCARRING ON OR UNDER THE SKIN.
HB2345 - 432R - I Ver
Reference Title: tattoo parlors; minors
AN ACT
AMENDING SECTION 13-3721, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO
TATTOO PARLORS.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-3721, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended
to read:
13-3721.
Tattoos, brands, scarifications and piercings; minors;
anesthesia; defense; violation; classification; definition
A. It is unlawful to INTENTIONALLY BRAND, SCARIFY, tattoo OR
PIERCE THE BODY OF a person who is under eighteen years of age
without the physical presence of that person's THE parent
or legal guardian OF THE PERSON REQUESTING THE BRAND, SCAR,
TATTOO OR PIERCING .
B. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO TATTOOS OR PIERCES THE BODY
OF ANOTHER PERSON TO USE A NEEDLE OR ANY INK MORE THAN ONCE OR TO
USE A NEEDLE THAT IS NOT PRESTERILIZED OR AUTOCLAVED.
C. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF
TATTOOING OR BODY PIERCING OUT OF AN IMPERMANENT STRUCTURE,
INCLUDING A TENT, TRAILER, TRUNK OR OTHER IMPERMANENT STRUCTURE.
D. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO IS NOT LICENSED PURSUANT TO
TITLE 32 TO ADMINISTER ANESTHESIA DURING THE COURSE OF ANY
PROCEDURE INVOLVING THE BRANDING, SCARIFYING, TATTOOING OR
PIERCING OF THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON.
E. IT IS A DEFENSE TO A PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION
A THAT THE PERSON REQUESTED AGE IDENTIFICATION AND RELIED IN GOOD
FAITH ON THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
IDENTIFICATION.
B. F. A person who violates this section is guilty
of a class 6 felony.
C. G. For the purposes of this section,
"tattoo" means any indelible design, letter, scroll,
figure, symbol or any other mark placed by the aid of needles or
other instruments upon or under the skin with ink or colors AND
that cannot be removed without a surgical procedure or any
design, letter, scroll, figure , or symbol OR
OTHER MARK done by scarring upon or under the skin.