Tattooed Teens? Better Ask Your Parents First!

Maryland lawmakers consider requiring teens to get parents' written permission

You may see fewer teens walking around Maryland with tattoos or piercings. That’s because they would need a permission note from their parents to have it done.

Maryland lawmakers are considering fining people who tattoo, body pierce or brand minors without their parents' in-person written consent.

Maryland Del. Sue Kullen is sponsoring the legislation. In her proposal, people who tattoo, brand or pierce a minor without obtaining written consent  would face civil penalties between $300 and $3,000.

Current health code regulations in Maryland do not specify any penalties for people who tattoo, brand or body-pierce a minor.

Ear piercing is excluded from the legislation.

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