Hawaii Tattoo Laws

Hawaii Tattoo Laws

It may enact by the legislature of the state of Hawaii:

DIVISION 1. GOVERNMENT
TITLE 19 HEALTH
CHAPTER 321 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[PART XXX.] TATTOO ARTISTS

Section 1. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XXX to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

§321 - Parental consent for minors to obtain permanent tattoos.

Tattoo artist shall not apply any permanent tattoo without the following :

  1. Inform about prospective clients that parental or guardian consent is required for a minor, who want to apply a permanent tattoo

  2. Ascertaining, by reasonable request for identification, the prospective client's status as a minor or adult; and

  3. If the prospective client is a minor, obtaining consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian in person or obtaining written and notarized consent from the parent or guardian identifying the design to be used and the part of the body to which the design is to be applied.

Section 2. Chapter 577, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

§577 - Parental consent for minors to obtain permanent tattoos.

(a) Except as provided in subsection

(b) Minor shall not have a permanent tattoo applied to any part of the minor's body unless:

  1. The minor have to first inform the tattoo artist, regulated under part XXX of chapter 321, of the minor's status as a minor; and
  2. The minor's parent or guardian is present and authorizes the tattoo.

If the minor's parent or legal guardian are not able to accompany him/her and consent to the application of a permanent tattoo, the minor can also provide written notarized consent from the his/her parent or guardian to the licensed tattoo artist who is to apply the permanent tattoo.

The written consent shall contain details about the design to be used and the part of the body to which the design is to be applied.

Section 3. New statutory material is underscored.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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