What is the legal age in Ohio to get a tattoo or a piercing with a parents permission?
Full Question:
If your parents are with you and sign a paper what is the legal age in Ohio to get a tattoo or a percing?
04/18/2007 |
Category: Minors |
State: Ohio |
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Answer:
The following are OH statutes:
3730.06 Consent required to perform procedure on minor.
(A) No person shall perform a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure with an ear piercing gun on an individual who is under eighteen years of age unless consent has been given by the individual’s parent, guardian, or custodian in accordance with division (B) of this section.
(B) A parent, guardian, or custodian of an individual under age eighteen who desires to give consent to a business to perform on the individual under age eighteen a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure performed with an ear piercing gun shall do both of the following:
(1) Appear in person at the business at the time the procedure is performed;
(2) Sign a document provided by the business that explains the manner in which the procedure will be performed and methods for proper care of the affected body area following performance of the procedure.
3730.02 Tattooing or body piercing services prohibitions.
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Operate a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services unless a board of health has approved the business under section 3730.03 of the Revised Code;
(B) Perform a tattooing or body piercing procedure in a manner that does not meet the safety and sanitation standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code;
(C) Perform a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure with an ear piercing gun in a manner that does not meet the standards for appropriate disinfection and sterilization of invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in performing the procedures established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code.