Cal. Health and Safety Code § 119302
Cal. Health and Safety Code § 119302
California · California Health and Safety Code · Status: effective · Effective 2012-01-01
Cite this
- Citation
- Cal. Health and Safety Code § 119302, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/874884
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:874884@1- SHA-256
4a5f3ad5d3571bb97ad1f0fa782d917179fe46602e3203a5095b36fa1e3b1509
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(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.