How old can you be to get a tattoo in Washiongton State?

Question

The minimum age you have to be to get a tattoo with parental consent in Washington State.

Answer 1

18.

Answer 2

As far as I've gotten from local tattoo shops around here (I live in Washington) you have to be 18. Unless I'm wrong, sorry ... wait a while and it will mean more.

*Yay! Someone found the actual law! Good! No shop in my area will tattoo a minor even with parent consent. We don't have strip clubs or porn shops ... I highly doubt that those places of all would break a law THAT severe. The fines are huge and can even wreck a business. Trust me, it's worth it to wait, gives you more time to sit on it and make up your mind so that you are 200% sure that is what you want tattooed on your body for the rest of your life. Good luck!

Answer 3

RCW 26.28.085
Applying tattoo to a minor -- Penalty.

Every person who applies a tattoo to any minor under the age of eighteen is guilty of a misdemeanor. It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the person applying the tattoo did not know the minor's age unless the person applying the tattoo establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she made a reasonable, bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of a driver's license or other picture identification card or paper and did not rely solely on the oral allegations or apparent age of the minor.

For the purposes of this section, "tattoo" includes any permanent marking or coloring of the skin with any pigment, ink, or dye, or any procedure that leaves a visible scar on the skin. Medical procedures performed by a licensed physician are exempted from this section.

[1995 c 373 § 1.]

Answer 4

18 years

Answer 5

i kinda think it's a national law now that the person has to be 18 years of age with a valid state id.

Answer 6

18. i know it sucks. but then again i wan't in washington when i got my first tattoo but it was still 18 where i went in arizona.