Full question:
Yesterday my neighbor's 16 year old girl had asked me to do tattooing for her as I am a trained tattooist. But I hesitated to do, she insists. Is there any restriction in New Jersey in tattooing a minor?
- Category: Minors
- Subcategory: Body Art
- Date:
- State: New Jersey
Answer:
In New Jersey, it is an offense to tattoo a minor under the age of 18 years without obtained the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian.Statute in this regard is given below:
N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-21
Tattooing of a minor; parental permission, required
A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly tattoos or engages in body piercing of a minor under the age of 18 years without first having obtained the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if neither exists, a person who stands in place of a parent.
A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly tattoos or engages in body piercing of a minor under the age of 18 years without first having obtained the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if neither exists, a person who stands in place of a parent.
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