Same; prohibited acts; penalty

65-1942. Same; prohibited acts; penalty. (a) No person shall: (1) Sell, barter or offer to sell or barter a license; (2) purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the person's qualification to practice tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing; (3) alter materially a license with fraudulent intent; (4) use or attempt to use as a valid license a license which has been purchased, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited or materially altered; or (5) willfully make a false, material statement in an application for licensure or for renewal of a license. (b) A violation of subsection (a), and amendments thereto, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. (c) No person shall: (1) Produce an indelible mark or figure on the body of another by scarring using scalpels or other related equipment; (2) produce an indelible mark or figure on the body of another by branding using a hot iron or other instrument; or (3) use any other instrument other than a needle, as defined in K.S.A. 65-1940, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing. (d) A violation of any of the prohibitions in subsection (c) is a class A misdemeanor. History: L. 1996, ch. 138, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 193, § 4; L. 2008, ch. 108, § 13; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026