(a) Tattooing.--A person commits an offense if he tattoos any person under the age of 18 years without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the tattooing of the person and being present at the time of the tattooing of the person.
(b) Body piercing.--A person commits an offense if for compensation he punctures a part of the body of any person under the age of 18 years with the intent to create a permanent hole for cosmetic purposes without the parent or guardian of such person giving consent for the piercing of the person and being present at the time of the piercing of the person.
(c) Grading.--A person who commits an offense under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for the first offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense under this section within one year of the preceding offense commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(May 21, 2004, P.L.232, No.36, eff. 60 days)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Section 6301 - Corruption of minors
Section 6302 - Sale or lease of weapons and explosives
Section 6303 - Sale of starter pistols
Section 6304 - Sale and use of air rifles
Section 6305 - Sale of tobacco products
Section 6306 - Furnishing cigarettes or cigarette papers (Repealed)
Section 6306.1 - Use of tobacco products in schools prohibited
Section 6307 - Misrepresentation of age to secure liquor or malt or brewed beverages
Section 6308.1 - Safe harbor for violation of section 6308(a)
Section 6309 - Representing that minor is of age
Section 6310 - Inducement of minors to buy liquor or malt or brewed beverages
Section 6310.1 - Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors
Section 6310.2 - Manufacture or sale of false identification card
Section 6310.3 - Carrying a false identification card
Section 6310.4 - Restriction of operating privileges (Repealed)
Section 6310.5 - Predisposition evaluation
Section 6310.7 - Selling or furnishing nonalcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age
Section 6311 - Tattooing and body piercing
Section 6312 - Sexual abuse of children
Section 6313 - Special information
Section 6314 - Sentencing and penalties for trafficking drugs to minors
Section 6315 - Selling or furnishing butane to minors
Section 6316 - Selling or furnishing certain stimulants to minors
Section 6317 - Drug-free school zones
Section 6318 - Unlawful contact with minor
Section 6319 - Solicitation of minors to traffic drugs
Section 6320 - Sexual exploitation of children
Section 6321 - Transmission of sexually explicit images by minor