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Legal status of tattooing in the United States
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In the [[United States]], there is no federal law stating a required age to be [[tattoo]]ed. When a person reaches the age of 18 in the U.S., they are legally considered an adult. Many states require that the person being tattooed is an adult over 18, but some states do allow people under that age to be tattooed with parental consent.

Individual tattooists may choose to set age restrictions for their business as a precaution against lawsuits. Most such tattooists will allow a parent or guardian to give written or oral consent in person.  The artist may also choose to place addition restrictions, such as refusing ''any'' clients under a specific age even with parental consent, or limiting the type and/or location of where they are willing to tattoo a minor (such as refusing any work around intimate parts of the body).

==[[Alabama]]==
Minors must have parental permission

==[[Alaska]]==
Must be 18

==[[Arizona]]==
If a minor, guardian has to be present.

==[[Arkansas]]==
Minor must have parental consent.

==[[California]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Colorado]]==
No minimum age. However, each tattoo artist may refuse service.

==[[Connecticut]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Delaware]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Florida]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]==
Must be 18.have parent consent and must be there

==[[Hawaii]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Idaho]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Illinois]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Indiana]]==
Minors must have parent consent & the parent must be present.

==[[Iowa]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Kansas]]==
Minors must have parent consent and the parent must attend.

==[[Kentucky]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Louisiana]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Maine]]==
Must be 18 with an ID.

==[[Maryland]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[New Hampshire]]==
Must be 18.

==[[New Jersey]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[New York]]==
Must be 18.

==[[North Carolina]]==
Must be 18.

==[[North Dakota]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Ohio]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Oklahoma]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Pennsylvania]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Rhode Island]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Tennessee]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Texas]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Vermont]]==
Minors must have parent consent.

==[[Virginia]]==
Minors must have parent present.

==[[Washington (state)|Washington]]==
Must be 18.

==[[Wisconsin]]==
Must be 18.

==References==
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