What is the minimum age for getting a tattoo in North Carolina?

Answer 1

North Carolina Tattoo Laws� 14-400. Tattooing; body piercing prohibited

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to tattoo the arm, limb, or any part of the body of any other person under 18 years of age. Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to pierce any part of the body other than ears of another person under the age of 18 for the purpose of allowing the insertion of earrings, jewelry, or similar objects into the body, unless the prior consent of a custodial parent or guardian is obtained. Anyone violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Amended by Laws 1969, c. 1224, � 8; Laws 1971, c. 1231, � 1; Laws 1993, c. 539, � 269, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Laws 1994, (1st Ex. Sess.), c. 24, � 14(c), eff. March 26, 1994; S.L. 1998-30, � 9, eff. Dec. 1, 1998.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Laws 1993, c. 539, � 1359, provides:

"This act becomes effective October 1, 1994, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." [Amended by Laws 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, � 14(c), eff. March 26, 1994.]

Laws 1993, c. 539, was ratified July 24, 1993.

S.L. 1998-230, effective December 1, 1998, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, designated subd. (a) and added subd. (b).

Answer 2

It depends on the jurisdiction. It would be good to annotate this answer with details for each country.

Japan: 20 years

Singapore: No legal age restriction at the moment, but artists usually impose restrictions.

United Kingdom: 18 years

Answer 3

In NC, it's illegal to tattoo anyone under the age of 18, so your parents couldn't 'consent' to it anyway, even if they wanted to.

Answer 4

A person under 18 will have to have permission to get a tattoo in North Carolina. This is not something one can do on their own unless they are a legal adult.

Answer 5

According to NC GS 14-400 (2008 session), it is unlawful (class 2 misdemeanor) for anyone under the age of 18 to get a tattoo in North Carolina. Parental consent does not matter.

Answer 6

You must be 18 years old to get a tattoo, or with permission from your parent or guardian.

Answer 7

Newborn. Otherwise you are just freeloading on your mom who went in. It's like going to a Korn concert when your mom was pregnant versus after you were born.

Answer 8

Contact your local health unit they will advise you about age requirements and locations that provide professional body piercing services in your area.

Answer 9

It is 18 years of age.