TATTOO TEST - (OKLAHOMA) EXAM FULLY STUDY GUIDE
2026
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
Unlawful Body Tattooing, Piercing, and Scleral Tattooing (Section 842.1) - ANSWER-It shall be
unlawful for any person to perform or offer body piercing or tattooing on a child under 18 years
of age. No person under the age of 18 shall receive a body piercing or tattoo unless the parent
or legal guardian gives written consent, and the parent or legal guardian is present during the
procedure. No person shall be allowed to purchase or possess tattoo equipment or supplies
(without being licensed as either an Oklahoma medical micropigmentologist or as an Oklahoma
tattoo artist).
- Tattooing shall not be performed on a person impaired by drugs or alcohol
- It is unlawful for a person to perform scleral tattooing
Micropimentologist (micropigmentology) - ANSWER-Known as the practice of permanent
makeup, cosmetics or cosmetic tattooing (Someone who practices this)
Exception for unlawful tattooing/body piercing (Section 842.1) - ANSWER-Exception for
practitioner of the healing arts
Practitioners of the healing arts - ANSWER-Practice podiactric medicine and surgery, nursing,
chiropractic, optometry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, medicine or surgery to
provide health services.
Scleral Tattooing - ANSWER-Practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on the human eye
by scarring or inserting pigment on, in, or under the fornix conjunctiva, bulbar conjunctiva,
ocular conjunctive, or other ocular surface using needles, scalpels or other related equipment.
-Practice of tattooing the sclera, or whites of the human eye. The dye is not injected into the
human tissue, but between two layers of the eye, where it spreads over a large area.
Tattooing - ANSWER-Practice of producing an indelible (making marks that cannot be removed)
mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using
needles, scalpels, or other related equipment; provided, that medical micropigmentation,
performed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation
Act, shall not be construed to be tattooing.
, Tattoo Operator - ANSWER-Any person who owns, controls, operates, conducts, or manages a
tattooing establishment whether performing the work of tattooing or not. A temporary or fixed
location is a fixed location at which an individual tattoo operator performs tattooing for a
specified period of no more than 7 (seven) days in conjunction with a single event or
celebration, where the primary function of the event is tattooing.
Artist - ANSWER-The person who actually performs the body piercing or tattooing procedure.
Penalties for Violations (Section 842.2) - ANSWER-Any person violating the provisions of Section
842.1 of this title or rules promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 90 days, a fine not more than 5,000
dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
License Required - Rules - Regulation by City or County - Pending Application - Notice - Penalties
(Section 842.3) - ANSWER-All body piercing operators, tattoo operators and artists shall be
prohibited from performing body piercing or tattooing unless licensed in the appropriate
category by the State Department of Health. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules
regulating body piercing and tattooing, but not limited to:
- Artist temporary or permanent licensure;
- Facility operator temporary or permanent licensure;
- Body piercing and tattoo facility requirements;
- Equipment setup and requirements;
- Procedures for sanitary body piercing and tattooing;
- Forms to be completed prior to performing body piercing and tattooing including but not
limited to, applications and parental consent forms.
- Hand washing and general health;
- Body piercing and tattoo site preparation and application;
- Procedure following body piercing and tattoo application;
- Limits and prohibitions concerning body piercing and tattooing;
- Facility on documents including, but not limited to, equipment inspection;
- Administrative fines structure;
- Education and training;
2026
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
Unlawful Body Tattooing, Piercing, and Scleral Tattooing (Section 842.1) - ANSWER-It shall be
unlawful for any person to perform or offer body piercing or tattooing on a child under 18 years
of age. No person under the age of 18 shall receive a body piercing or tattoo unless the parent
or legal guardian gives written consent, and the parent or legal guardian is present during the
procedure. No person shall be allowed to purchase or possess tattoo equipment or supplies
(without being licensed as either an Oklahoma medical micropigmentologist or as an Oklahoma
tattoo artist).
- Tattooing shall not be performed on a person impaired by drugs or alcohol
- It is unlawful for a person to perform scleral tattooing
Micropimentologist (micropigmentology) - ANSWER-Known as the practice of permanent
makeup, cosmetics or cosmetic tattooing (Someone who practices this)
Exception for unlawful tattooing/body piercing (Section 842.1) - ANSWER-Exception for
practitioner of the healing arts
Practitioners of the healing arts - ANSWER-Practice podiactric medicine and surgery, nursing,
chiropractic, optometry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, medicine or surgery to
provide health services.
Scleral Tattooing - ANSWER-Practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on the human eye
by scarring or inserting pigment on, in, or under the fornix conjunctiva, bulbar conjunctiva,
ocular conjunctive, or other ocular surface using needles, scalpels or other related equipment.
-Practice of tattooing the sclera, or whites of the human eye. The dye is not injected into the
human tissue, but between two layers of the eye, where it spreads over a large area.
Tattooing - ANSWER-Practice of producing an indelible (making marks that cannot be removed)
mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting a pigment under the skin using
needles, scalpels, or other related equipment; provided, that medical micropigmentation,
performed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation Regulation
Act, shall not be construed to be tattooing.
, Tattoo Operator - ANSWER-Any person who owns, controls, operates, conducts, or manages a
tattooing establishment whether performing the work of tattooing or not. A temporary or fixed
location is a fixed location at which an individual tattoo operator performs tattooing for a
specified period of no more than 7 (seven) days in conjunction with a single event or
celebration, where the primary function of the event is tattooing.
Artist - ANSWER-The person who actually performs the body piercing or tattooing procedure.
Penalties for Violations (Section 842.2) - ANSWER-Any person violating the provisions of Section
842.1 of this title or rules promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 90 days, a fine not more than 5,000
dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
License Required - Rules - Regulation by City or County - Pending Application - Notice - Penalties
(Section 842.3) - ANSWER-All body piercing operators, tattoo operators and artists shall be
prohibited from performing body piercing or tattooing unless licensed in the appropriate
category by the State Department of Health. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules
regulating body piercing and tattooing, but not limited to:
- Artist temporary or permanent licensure;
- Facility operator temporary or permanent licensure;
- Body piercing and tattoo facility requirements;
- Equipment setup and requirements;
- Procedures for sanitary body piercing and tattooing;
- Forms to be completed prior to performing body piercing and tattooing including but not
limited to, applications and parental consent forms.
- Hand washing and general health;
- Body piercing and tattoo site preparation and application;
- Procedure following body piercing and tattoo application;
- Limits and prohibitions concerning body piercing and tattooing;
- Facility on documents including, but not limited to, equipment inspection;
- Administrative fines structure;
- Education and training;
