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State Laws
While many states permit tattooing of minors with the permission of their parent or guardian, some states prohibit it outright, with potential exceptions for medical procedures.
The states that forbid tattooing a minor regardless of parental consent are:
- Alaska[1]
- California[2]
- Georgia[3]
- Idaho (under 14)[4]
- Illinois[5]
- Iowa[6]
- Kentucky (under 16)[7]
- Maine[8]
- Massachusetts[9]
- Minnesota[10]
- Mississippi[11]
- New Hampshire[12]
- New York[13]
- North Carolina[14]
- Oregon[15]
- Rhode Island[16]
- South Carolina[17]
- Tennessee[18]
- Texas[19]
- Washington[20]
- Wisconsin[21]
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MINOR (CHILD) TATTOO CONSENT
State of [STATE]
County of [COUNTY]
[NAME OF PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN]
Parent/Legal Guardian Name
Residing at: [ADDRESS]
HEREBY SWEARS OR AFFIRMS UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, that the
following facts as stated in this document are true:
- I am the natural parent or legal guardian of: [NAME OF MINOR CHILD]
- My child’s date of birth is: [MM/DD/YYYY]
- My child’s is: [AGE]
- I have the legal authority to give consent for this child’s tattoo.
- I consent to the body piercing of my child as follows: [TATTOO DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION].
Parent / Legal Guardian Signature: ____________________________ Date: [MM/DD/YYYY]
Print Name: [PARENT/GUARDIAN PRINTED NAME]
Sources
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- § 08.13.217
- § 119302(a)
- § 16-5-71
- § 18-1523(2)
- 720 ILCS 5/12C-35
- 902 KAR 45:065 (Section 7)(2)
- § 10A.531(3)
- § 4203
- Model Regulations for Body Art Establishments (Pg. 5)
- § 146B.07 Subd. 2(5)(b)
- § 73-61-1(4)
- § 415-A:8(I)
- PEN § 260.21(2)
- § 14-400(a)
- Health Licensing Office – Chapter 331-915-0065(6)(c)
- § 11-9-15(b)
- § 44-34-100(A)
- § 62-38-211
- § 229.406(c)
- § 26.28.085
- § 221.10(1)(b)(3)