GroundRules
← Search the law
Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 948.70: Tattooing of children.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code
  2. Chapter 948 Crimes Against Children

(1) In this section:

(a) “Physician” has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).

(b) “Tattoo” means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a person, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.

(2) Subject to sub. (3), any person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a child is subject to a Class D forfeiture.

(3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit a physician from tattooing or offering to tattoo a child in the course of his or her professional practice.

Collected 2026-09-05T12:01:52Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection