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RiRi Breaks Law -- Think Before You Ink!

Posted Jul 2nd 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff

Rihanna picked up a tattoo needle last night at a parlor in NYC -- which would be totally fun and cool, if it wasn't also incredibly illegal.

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We're told RiRi tattooed three of East Side Ink's artists with umbrellas and the letter R. None of her pet projects cared that she didn't have a license -- but the NYC Law Department does.

They say Rihanna could be slapped with three misdemeanors for the offense, each with its own hefty penalty -- as much as $300 for the first offense, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third.

Sources say the tattoo shop could also face considerable fines of its own if the NYC Law Dept. decides to open an investigation.

UPDATE: The NYC Health Department just told TMZ: "Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code. We are sending someone down to follow up on this."

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76. this is so stupid!!!!! if new york wants to cry like babies, then let them. yeah she gave some people a tattoo. and yeah it might have been wrong in new yorks eyes, but i mean now they are just going after her to be di*ks!!!! if they didnt want the tattoos then they could have said no!!!
Grow up new york! YOUR NOT TEXAS> YOU DONT MAKE UP YOUR oWN RULES!!! ha hahahahah

Posted at 8:17PM on Jul 6th 2009 by brandon

77. Beautiful girl, but a damn shame she has to think she has to prove something, by going half nakes.. Time to be a grown up. No morals at all.

Posted at 6:48PM on Jul 6th 2009 by fuzzy wazee

78. hahahahah wat a bimbo! got caught doing sumthing wrong.I LOVE YOU TMZ!!!!

Posted at 7:20PM on Jul 8th 2009 by Chonchis

79. Wow, two words: DUMB. ASS.

Posted at 10:10AM on Jul 10th 2009 by VYP

80. Tattle tale? Real mature, so if you see somebody stealing from a family owned business, you won't tell the family because it's "snitching"? If you see a kid walking into a school with a gun in his backpack you won't tell the principal or security because it's "snitching"? Grow up people, this isn't elementary school anymore. If it's illegal, it's illegal and they should've told her and her ass really should've known better. She is a grown woman and she has been in the US for years, plenty of time to know what is and isn't acceptable. I'm not sure why she even thought that was ok, does she really think that you don't need some kind of paperwork to tattoo people? That the government will just let any idiot handle a needle on another's skin, close to their veins and bones? Ignorance of the law is no excuse to break it.

Posted at 10:24AM on Jul 10th 2009 by VYP

81. This is one reason why I HATE TMZ.com. I am NOT a Rihanna fan at all but come on, why ya'll had to snitch like that? Do you get off on it or what? Grow up.

Posted at 3:32PM on Jul 14th 2009 by ChaCha Fance

82. now media is exadrating rihanna didnt break the law she dint hold that man down an tatto him im sure if i was that man i wouldnt mind wow !! rihana is a very beutiful girl an the medias tryin to put her down shes just livin her life y doesnt b.i.t.c.h ass jelous chriss brown wanna be lover gimps piss off may aswell build ya selfs a bridge and get over it !! if u dont like rihanna y u watchin ta vid 4asswipess

Posted at 8:33PM on Sep 4th 2009 by ciara

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