OREGON TATTOO UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔coils - ✔✔if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason check the _____
✔✔skin scribe - ✔✔a special marker for drawing on skin freehand
✔✔capacitor - ✔✔a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more
pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.
✔✔coils - ✔✔when power is delivered to these an electromagnetic field is created. the
field draws down the metal armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo
needles down, out of your tube and into your clients skin
✔✔contact screw - ✔✔stationary contact point for the front spring
✔✔front spring - ✔✔this is the part that is in constant contact with the contact screw,
made of steel, longer for shaders and shorter for liners
✔✔back spring - ✔✔attached to the frame, front spring and armature bar, provides up
and down motion of the needles
✔✔rear binding post - ✔✔this fixes the coils to the clipboard power that is coming from
the power supply. is also attached to the top of the side to hold the contact screw
✔✔top hat grommet - ✔✔part that helps the needle to be steady on the a-bar
✔✔tube clamp - ✔✔to keep the tubes or tips on
✔✔yoke - ✔✔regulates the height of the coils
✔✔armature bar - ✔✔steel mass for the magnetic pull
✔✔rotary tattoo machine - ✔✔contains a small motor encased in the tattoo machine
itself which moves the attached needles up and down consistently without a break in the
circuit
✔✔thermafax paper - ✔✔used to create stencils that are applied to the skin prior to
tattoo
✔✔foot switch - ✔✔turns the power supply on or off allowing the artist to control the
tattoo machine with their foot
,✔✔clip cord - ✔✔cable used to connect a tattoo machine to the tattoo machines power
supply
✔✔cartridge needles - ✔✔has the needles molded into a plastic bar and is encased in a
cartridge
✔✔tube - ✔✔plastic disposable that connects to the needle bar
✔✔360 - ✔✔total hours of tattoo instruction
✔✔210 - ✔✔how many hours of theory total for tattoo
✔✔150 - ✔✔how many hours of practical tattooing
✔✔50 - ✔✔total minimum of tattoo procedures to be completed
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for needles and needle bars
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for tattoo machines
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for equipment and supplies
✔✔40 - ✔✔hours of theory for safety and infection control
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory for color theory and pigments
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory for design, art and placement
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for skin
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for client services
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for business operations
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for oregon laws and rules
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory discretionary
✔✔10 procedures - ✔✔one teacher to one student must directly supervise a minimum
of the first __ ______________ to be preformed in no less than 30 days
✔✔40 procedures - ✔✔one teacher to four students may be indirectly supervised on the
last __ ____________
, ✔✔7 - ✔✔the board of body art practitioners consist of how many members?
✔✔2 - ✔✔how many licensed body piercers on state board
✔✔2 - ✔✔how many licensed tattoo artists on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many licensed to preform electrolysis on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many public members on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many health care providers on state board
✔✔4 years - ✔✔term of office for each member of the state board
✔✔affidavit of licensure - ✔✔An original document or other approved means of verifying
licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding penalties
and/or disciplinary actions.
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing
pollution and protecting the environment
✔✔FDA - ✔✔Food and Drug Administration. The agency that is responsible for
determining if a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public.
✔✔high-level disinfectant - ✔✔A chemical agent, which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
✔✔instruments - ✔✔means equipment used during tattooing services. Types of
instruments include but are not limited to needles and tubes
✔✔office - ✔✔health licensing office
✔✔official transcript - ✔✔an original document authorized by the appropriate office in
the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and certified by a career school
licensed under ORS 345 indicating applicant identity information, field of practice(s)
enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of practice if applicable,
enrollment information and a signature by an authorized representative on file with the
Office. Original documents must be submitted directly to the Office from the educational
institution by United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service provider
in a sealed envelope or by other means approved by the Office.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔coils - ✔✔if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason check the _____
✔✔skin scribe - ✔✔a special marker for drawing on skin freehand
✔✔capacitor - ✔✔a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more
pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.
✔✔coils - ✔✔when power is delivered to these an electromagnetic field is created. the
field draws down the metal armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo
needles down, out of your tube and into your clients skin
✔✔contact screw - ✔✔stationary contact point for the front spring
✔✔front spring - ✔✔this is the part that is in constant contact with the contact screw,
made of steel, longer for shaders and shorter for liners
✔✔back spring - ✔✔attached to the frame, front spring and armature bar, provides up
and down motion of the needles
✔✔rear binding post - ✔✔this fixes the coils to the clipboard power that is coming from
the power supply. is also attached to the top of the side to hold the contact screw
✔✔top hat grommet - ✔✔part that helps the needle to be steady on the a-bar
✔✔tube clamp - ✔✔to keep the tubes or tips on
✔✔yoke - ✔✔regulates the height of the coils
✔✔armature bar - ✔✔steel mass for the magnetic pull
✔✔rotary tattoo machine - ✔✔contains a small motor encased in the tattoo machine
itself which moves the attached needles up and down consistently without a break in the
circuit
✔✔thermafax paper - ✔✔used to create stencils that are applied to the skin prior to
tattoo
✔✔foot switch - ✔✔turns the power supply on or off allowing the artist to control the
tattoo machine with their foot
,✔✔clip cord - ✔✔cable used to connect a tattoo machine to the tattoo machines power
supply
✔✔cartridge needles - ✔✔has the needles molded into a plastic bar and is encased in a
cartridge
✔✔tube - ✔✔plastic disposable that connects to the needle bar
✔✔360 - ✔✔total hours of tattoo instruction
✔✔210 - ✔✔how many hours of theory total for tattoo
✔✔150 - ✔✔how many hours of practical tattooing
✔✔50 - ✔✔total minimum of tattoo procedures to be completed
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for needles and needle bars
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for tattoo machines
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for equipment and supplies
✔✔40 - ✔✔hours of theory for safety and infection control
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory for color theory and pigments
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory for design, art and placement
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for skin
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for client services
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for business operations
✔✔20 - ✔✔hours of theory for oregon laws and rules
✔✔10 - ✔✔hours of theory discretionary
✔✔10 procedures - ✔✔one teacher to one student must directly supervise a minimum
of the first __ ______________ to be preformed in no less than 30 days
✔✔40 procedures - ✔✔one teacher to four students may be indirectly supervised on the
last __ ____________
, ✔✔7 - ✔✔the board of body art practitioners consist of how many members?
✔✔2 - ✔✔how many licensed body piercers on state board
✔✔2 - ✔✔how many licensed tattoo artists on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many licensed to preform electrolysis on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many public members on state board
✔✔1 - ✔✔how many health care providers on state board
✔✔4 years - ✔✔term of office for each member of the state board
✔✔affidavit of licensure - ✔✔An original document or other approved means of verifying
licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding penalties
and/or disciplinary actions.
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing
pollution and protecting the environment
✔✔FDA - ✔✔Food and Drug Administration. The agency that is responsible for
determining if a food or drug is safe and effective enough to be sold to the public.
✔✔high-level disinfectant - ✔✔A chemical agent, which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
✔✔instruments - ✔✔means equipment used during tattooing services. Types of
instruments include but are not limited to needles and tubes
✔✔office - ✔✔health licensing office
✔✔official transcript - ✔✔an original document authorized by the appropriate office in
the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and certified by a career school
licensed under ORS 345 indicating applicant identity information, field of practice(s)
enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of practice if applicable,
enrollment information and a signature by an authorized representative on file with the
Office. Original documents must be submitted directly to the Office from the educational
institution by United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service provider
in a sealed envelope or by other means approved by the Office.
