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DE ALMA TATTOO - FRANCISCO “MACHETE” ORTIZ
1000 NC MUSIC FACTORY BV STE B14, Charlotte, NC 28206
Tattoo Artists · NC permit/State ID 2060610222
Latest resultInspected
Last inspectedOct 2, 2026
Inspections on record5
On record sinceOct 11, 2023
Inspections & violations
Oct 2, 2026 no score published · details not yet loaded
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Oct 2, 2026 no score published · 0 violations
Inspector comments: Artist uses all disposable cartridges.
No violations were recorded for this inspection.
Oct 1, 2025 no score published · 0 violations
Inspector comments: Conducted inspection with Francisco. Renewal permit issued. Disposables only.
No violations were recorded for this inspection.
Oct 8, 2024 no score published · 1 violation
Inspector comments: Artist permitted using only disposable items. All permit items in compliance by end of inspection. Permit issued.
Permit condition: beds must be placed away from exposed absorbent wall surfaces.
#35 · Miscellaneous: poisons in covered, labeled containers
Observed clear liquid in squirt bottle with no identification. Artist labeled.
Oct 11, 2023 no score published · 2 violations
Inspector comments: Inspection conducted. Permit issued. Permit expires 10/11/2024.
Artist permitted using only disposable items.
Permit condition: exposed absorbent brick wall present in all tattoo rooms in shop. Tattooing bed and space must remain away from brick wall or wall must be covered or made non-absorbent.
#6 · Tattoo room: furniture easily cleanable, kept clean
Absorbent brick wall adjacent to tattoo bed. Artist relocated bed away from wall. Bed must remain away from the wall or wall must be made to be non-absorbent.
#25 · Tattooing procedures: skin examined and only healthy skin tattooed
Artist not familiar with symptoms of jaundice - yellowing of skin and eyes. Correction through education.
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “DE ALMA TATTOO - FRANCISCO “MACHETE” ORTIZ” or State ID 2060610222). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.