§ 119302. — 119302. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 638, Sec. 2.)

California § 119302.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code HSC: Health and Safety Code - HSC
• Div. 104.: DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• Part 15.: PART 15. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Body Art
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Restrictions on the Performance of Body Art

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(a)
Pursuant to Section 653 of the Penal Code, a client shall be at least 18 years of age to be offered or to receive a tattoo or permanent cosmetics application, regardless of parental consent.
(b)
Pursuant to Section 652 of the Penal Code, persons under 18 years of age shall not be offered or receive a body piercing unless the piercing is performed in the presence of his or her parent or
guardian.
(c)
A client shall be at least 18 years of age to be offered or to receive a branding, regardless of parental consent.
(d)
The piercing or application of permanent cosmetics to the nipples or genitals of a minor is prohibited. The application of permanent cosmetics to the nipples of a minor is authorized when applied by a registered permanent cosmetic technician with the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian and as directed by a physician.
(e)
A body art facility may refuse to perform body piercing on a minor, regardless of parental or guardian consent.

Legislative History

Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. (AB 300) Effective January 1, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 638.