{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-381.00785","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 381.00785","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(1) A person may not:\n(a) Operate a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment in this state without a license.\n(b) Practice tattooing in this state without a tattoo artist license or guest tattoo artist registration, except as provided in s. 381.00773.\n(c) Practice tattooing in this state at any place other than a tattoo establishment or temporary establishment, except as provided in s. 381.00773.\n(d) Obtain or attempt to obtain a license or registration by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment.\n(2) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\nHistory.—s. 8, ch. 2010-220.","path":["TITLE XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH","CHAPTER 381 PUBLIC HEALTH: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0381/0381.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:04:39Z","sha256":"f4a60d1d0f371e5f36b5739a1e514fb3630e28048546a966d82324b0da433815","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-381.00783","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-381.00787"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}