Arizona legal term
Tattoo in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Tattoo” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Tattoo” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"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. (A.R.S. § 13-3721)
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