Georgia § 16-12-5 - Tattooing.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 16-12-5 — Tattooing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-12-5. Tattooing.
As used in this Code section, the term "tattoo" means to mark or color the skin of any person by pricking in, inserting, or implanting pigments, except when performed by a physician licensed as such pursuant to Chapter 34 of Title 43. It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of any person within any area within one inch of the nearest part of the eye socket of such person. Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 16-12-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1866, § 1.)
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