OREGON TATTOO LICENSE EXAM PREP 200
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES
1. What is the minimum required number of theory instruction hours
for an Oregon tattoo license?
A) 100 hours
B) 150 hours
C) 210 hours
D) 300 hours
Correct Answer: C) 210 hours
Rationale: Oregon law requires completion of 210 hours of theory
instruction plus 150 hours of practical training for tattoo licensure .
2. How many hours of safety and infection control training are
required as part of the theory instruction?
A) 20 hours
B) 30 hours
C) 40 hours
D) 50 hours
Correct Answer: C) 40 hours
,Rationale: Safety and infection control comprises the largest single
category of required theory at 40 hours, reflecting the critical
importance of preventing disease transmission in tattooing .
3. A license that has been inactive for more than how many years is
considered expired?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Correct Answer: C) 3 years
Rationale: A license inactive for more than three years cannot be
reactivated without meeting current licensing requirements .
4. How many hours of continuing education are required per year for
license renewal in Oregon?
A) 5 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
D) 15 hours
Correct Answer: C) 10 hours
Rationale: Licensed tattoo artists must complete 10 hours of continuing
education each year to maintain their license .
,5. How many continuing education hours may be completed through
self-study each year?
A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 5 hours
D) 8 hours
Correct Answer: C) 5 hours
Rationale: Up to 5 of the required 10 continuing education hours may
be self-study; the remaining hours require formal instruction .
6. How many continuing education hours can be carried over to the
next year?
A) 4 hours
B) 6 hours
C) 8 hours
D) 10 hours
Correct Answer: C) 8 hours
Rationale: Licensees may carry over up to 8 unused continuing
education hours from one renewal period to the next .
7. How long must documentation of continuing education be kept?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 7 years
, Correct Answer: C) 5 years
Rationale: Continuing education records must be maintained by the
licensee for at least 5 years after completion .
8. How do licensees document compliance with continuing education
requirements?
A) Submit certificates with renewal application
B) Through attestation on the license renewal application
C) Mail documentation to the HLO
D) Present documentation at a hearing
Correct Answer: B) Through attestation on the license renewal
application
Rationale: Licensees attest to compliance on their renewal application;
the HLO may conduct random audits to verify .
9. How many people serve on the Oregon Board of Electrologists and
Body Art Practitioners?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 9
Correct Answer: C) 7
Rationale: The Oregon Board of Electrologists and Body Art
Practitioners is composed of seven members .
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES
1. What is the minimum required number of theory instruction hours
for an Oregon tattoo license?
A) 100 hours
B) 150 hours
C) 210 hours
D) 300 hours
Correct Answer: C) 210 hours
Rationale: Oregon law requires completion of 210 hours of theory
instruction plus 150 hours of practical training for tattoo licensure .
2. How many hours of safety and infection control training are
required as part of the theory instruction?
A) 20 hours
B) 30 hours
C) 40 hours
D) 50 hours
Correct Answer: C) 40 hours
,Rationale: Safety and infection control comprises the largest single
category of required theory at 40 hours, reflecting the critical
importance of preventing disease transmission in tattooing .
3. A license that has been inactive for more than how many years is
considered expired?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Correct Answer: C) 3 years
Rationale: A license inactive for more than three years cannot be
reactivated without meeting current licensing requirements .
4. How many hours of continuing education are required per year for
license renewal in Oregon?
A) 5 hours
B) 8 hours
C) 10 hours
D) 15 hours
Correct Answer: C) 10 hours
Rationale: Licensed tattoo artists must complete 10 hours of continuing
education each year to maintain their license .
,5. How many continuing education hours may be completed through
self-study each year?
A) 2 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 5 hours
D) 8 hours
Correct Answer: C) 5 hours
Rationale: Up to 5 of the required 10 continuing education hours may
be self-study; the remaining hours require formal instruction .
6. How many continuing education hours can be carried over to the
next year?
A) 4 hours
B) 6 hours
C) 8 hours
D) 10 hours
Correct Answer: C) 8 hours
Rationale: Licensees may carry over up to 8 unused continuing
education hours from one renewal period to the next .
7. How long must documentation of continuing education be kept?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 7 years
, Correct Answer: C) 5 years
Rationale: Continuing education records must be maintained by the
licensee for at least 5 years after completion .
8. How do licensees document compliance with continuing education
requirements?
A) Submit certificates with renewal application
B) Through attestation on the license renewal application
C) Mail documentation to the HLO
D) Present documentation at a hearing
Correct Answer: B) Through attestation on the license renewal
application
Rationale: Licensees attest to compliance on their renewal application;
the HLO may conduct random audits to verify .
9. How many people serve on the Oregon Board of Electrologists and
Body Art Practitioners?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 9
Correct Answer: C) 7
Rationale: The Oregon Board of Electrologists and Body Art
Practitioners is composed of seven members .
