Hey all, from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Just joined to ask this question:
I was talking to a buddy of mine about tattoos. He has 2, got one when he was 16 and another when he was 17. He said the first one he got, he needed his parent to sign for him, but the second he just went in and got it done. Said because he already had one, the shop didn’t need someone 18+ to sign. I disagree and believe the law is you have to get a parent to sign for you regardless of how many you have if you are under 18. Clarification here?
Hi
I am going out on a limb here as I am a Brit and had to consult a few sites on Ontario health regs – so feel free to correct me anybody. 😉
My understanding is that the tattoo parlors have visitors that check on the standard of hygiene etc.
However tattooing is seen as a penetrative act (medical process) and falls under the Age of Consent laws.
This means that the person doing the act (the tattooist) has to be over 18. The person consenting to the disclaimer for medical consent for uneccessary medical procedures has to be 16 or over.
This is the gray area as this does actually in most cases apply to piercing only as it is a non-permanent procedure (in most cases).
This is because there is no direct law that covers the legal age of majority (ability to give consent for tattooing).
However many tattoo studios are a bit unscrupulous and say they will tattoo at 16 as long as the person has parental consent.
Some tattoo artists insist on the customer being 18+
Some will insist that the parent be present to sign the consent form.
Many just say fuck it give me the note from your ‘parents’ and pass me the cash – these have to be avoided as may not be sterile!
So in answer your mate could have got a tattoo in a scratch shop at 16 with a forged parental consent got inked walked into another shop and the artist seeing the tattoo prob wouldn’t question him as he is already wearing ink.
Also lets face it how many 16 year olds pass themselves off as 18 – I sure as hell did when I was buying beer.
Hope that helps.
Take Care
Matthew
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