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Tattoo Laws Denmark
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Denmark - Danmark
Nr.194., 8. juni
Lov om Tatovering.
VI FREDERIK DEN NIENDE, af Guds Nåde Konge til Danmark, de Venders og Goters, Hertug til Slesvig, Holsten, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg og Oldenborg, gør vitterligt:
Folketinget har vedtaget og Vi ved Vort samtykke stadfæstet følgende lov:
§ 1. Den, der tatoverer en person under 18 år, straffes med bøde eller hæfte, medmindre højere straf er forskyldt efter den øvrige lovgivning.
Stk.2 På samme måde straffes den, der tatoverer en person i hoved, på hals eller på hænder.
§ 2. Loven træder i kraft den 15. juni 1966.
§ 3. Loven gælder ikke for Færøerne og Grønland, men kan ved kgl. anordning sættes i kraft for disse landsdele med de afvigelser, som de særlige færøske og grønlandske forhold tilsiger.
Givet på Christiansborg slot, den 8. juni 1966.
Under Vor Kongelige Hånd og Segl.
FREDERIK R.
Justitsmin.j.nr.L.A.496-65.
Folketingstid. 1965-66: 3493, 3579, 5289, 5466; A. 1403; B. 971; C. 431.
English Translation
Please bare in mind this a layman's translation of a law that normally is quite tricky.
So please don't use it as authority.
Nr.194., June 8
Law on Tattooing.
We FREDERIK THE NINTH by the grace of God King of Denmark, The Venders' and Goths', Duke to Slesvig, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarsken, Lauenborg and Oldenborg hereby makes public:
The Parliament has passed, and We by Our consent confirmed the following law:
§ 1. The one who tattoos a person under 18 years old, will be punished by a fine or confinement, unless further punishment is due by other laws.
Stk.2 In the same way will the one be punished, who tattoos anyone in the head, on neck or hands.
§ 2. This law is valid from June 15. 1966.
§ 3. The law is not valid on the Faeroe Islands or in Greenland, but may be made valid by Royal decree in these parts of the land with the digressions necessary by special Faeroese or Greenlandic customs.
Given on Christiansborg Castle, June 8th 1966.
by Our Royal Hand and Seal
Frederik R.
Justitsmin.j.nr.L.A.496-65.
Folketingstid. 1965-66: 3493, 3579, 5289, 5466; A. 1403; B. 971; C. 431.
