What is the legal age to get a tattoo in California and Nevada?
Full Question:
WHAT IS THE LEGAL AGE OF A MINOR IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TO GET A TATTOO. ARE THERE LAWS ABOUT MINORS BEING TATTOOED?
05/17/2007 |
Category: Minors |
State: California |
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Answer:
Nevada does not appear to have any laws regarding minors receiving tattoos without parental consent. The applicable California statute is as follows:
§ 653 Penal
Every person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person under the age of
18 years is guilty of a misdemeanor.
As used in this section, to "tattoo" means to insert pigment under
the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle
or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure visible
through the skin.
This section is not intended to apply to any act of a licensed
practitioner of the healing arts performed in the course of his practice.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1422.)
