Can Minors Get Tattoos?
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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In Texas, even Minors can get tattoos. But, there are a few steps that have to be taken if the Minor and Tattoo Artist want to avoid jail.
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Minor Tattoo Laws of Texas:
You’re a minor and you want a tattoo, but everyone is telling you that you’re too young. In fact, your local tattoo artist says they can’t tattoo you because it’s illegal.
What if I told you that it isn’t illegal for you to get a tattoo? That’s right, even in Texas, minors can get tattoos in the right circumstances; however, that doesn’t make it a good idea.
“Minors” Aren’t Barred From Tattoos
Something you should understand first is that the law doesn’t bar minors from getting tattoos, instead, it bars tattooing a “person younger than 18 years of age.”
The reason this matters is because a minor can seek emancipation to “remove the disabilities of minority,” but since the law doesn’t bar tattooing minors, emancipation does nothing.
Consent of Parent To Cover Existing Tattoo
If you have an existing tattoo, your parent or guardian can consent that it be covered with another tattoo, as long as they determine that it is in your best interest.
However, the existing tattoo must contain 1) obscene or offensive language or symbols; 2) gang-related names, symbols, or markings; 3) drug-related names, symbols, or pictures; or 4) some other type of words, symbols, or markings that the parent, guardian, or a court considers would be in the best interest of the minor to cover.
Therefore, under the law, you must already have a tattoo to get a tattoo. Basically, you have to get a homemade illegal/obscene tattoo, and convince your parent that it is in your best interest that it be covered in order to get a legal tattoo to cover it up.
How Your Parent Can Consent
Let’s just presume that you have a tattoo, and your parent has given consent to get it covered. How’s a tattoo artist supposed to know that your parent has consented? Tattoo Artists aren’t going to risk going to jail without covering their bases.
In order to prove that your parent consents, your parent must provide a lot of evidence to the tattoo artist. The parent must:
1. be physically present at the time the tattoo is being performed,
2. execute an affidavit stating that the person is your parent or guardian,
3. present evidence of your identity to the tattoo artist,
4. present evidence of their status as your parent or guardian,
5. supply the tattoo artist with a written detailed description or photograph of the tattoo to be covered, which will be kept with the artist’s permanent records, AND
6. provide the tattoo artist with the full name, address, and telephone number of your parent or guardian
Illegal to Lie to Tattoo Artist
In case you’ve considered lying about your age to a tattoo artist in order to get a tattoo, DON’T! If a person under the age of 18 represents falsely that the person is 18 years of age or older, or presents any document that indicates that the person is 18 years of age or older, to a person operating a tattoo studio, then that person commits a Class B Misdemeanor.
A Class B Misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.00, confinement in jail for up to 180 days, or both fine and confinement.
Should You?
Now that you know the law, next you should consider whether or not you should get a tattoo as a minor. Even if you already have a tattoo, that doesn’t mean that you should hurry out to get it covered now. There will be plenty of time later to get it covered, so take your time.
Getting a tattoo is a permanent, and adult, decision. When making adult decisions, you need to remember that just because you can do something, doesn’t mean that you should.
This article is meant to provide information on our laws, not to encourage you to go out and get a homemade tattoo just to convince your parent to let you get it covered up. So, please don’t send me hate-mail JUST for educating people on on the law.
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Hi
A grade 8 girl in my school got a tatto
As a 13 year old that has a tattoo on my forearm, I can confirm this. you will need a parent’s signature though.
Thanks for watching and for the confirmation!
@@MatthewHarrisLawPLLCAnytime!
My classmate is 12 yr old and into a gang and has theyre gangs name tattooed in theyre hand
well tell him to stop associating himself with bad people and bad things
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Wait wait but a minor can have altering sex change operations legally wow
no, they most certainly can’t and don’t. Even after turning 18 it’s a very long process you have to jump through many hoops for, including talking to a therapist (maybe more than one) to get their signature that you’re mentally fit to decide for yourself.
Can a 10 year old?
Yep, even a 10 year old. However, as with any minor, there must be some level of reasonableness to the cover-up tattoo. Remember, this law only applies to a cover-up of a pre-existing tattoo. If a 10 year old has one of those qualifying tattoos, then there should likely be some sort of police report to investigate that tattoo as child abuse.
@@MatthewHarrisLawPLLC Omg so young
@@MatthewHarrisLawPLLC what means minor?
Filthy thing to do, its forbidden to do tattoos, God most high gave us our skin to take care of it, not to screw it up with garbage tattoos
It’s a form of expression. When you get tattoos you have to take care of your skin. God love is for who we are.
bros mum said no
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No where in the Bible does it say tattoos are forbidden
@@Ax1_3 God most high gave us our beautiful body to prevent it from having stuff like tattoos in it, Allah is all knowing, Jesus spoke about God, the one God to be worshiped, And God most high told us what to do, and what to not do, Stay away from tattoos brothers and sisters, dont oppressing your skin