Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania
tattooing of a minor without parental consent
What legal action can be taken against a tattoo shop or tattooist if they tattooed a minor age 16 without parental consent. A waiver was signed by the minor which stated she was 18 but the tattooist never asked for ID.
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Re: tattooing of a minor without parental consent
18 Pa.C.S. � 6311. Tattooing and body piercing
(a) TATTOOING.-- A person commits an offense if he tattoos any person under the age of 18 years without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the tattooing of the person and being present at the time of the tattooing of the person.
(b) BODY PIERCING.-- A person commits an offense if for compensation he punctures a part of the body of any person under the age of 18 years with the intent to create a permanent hole for cosmetic purposes without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the piercing of the person and being present at the time of the piercing of the person.
(c) GRADING.-- A person who commits an offense under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense under this section within one year of the preceding offense commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
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