Tattooed Teens? Better Ask Your Parents First!
Maryland lawmakers consider requiring teens to get parents' written permission
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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.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC4 Washington
Posted Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 - 8:12 AM EST
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