[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2493

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 7, 1996

By Assemblywoman CRECCO, Assemblymen Rooney, T.Smith, Assemblywoman Allen, Assemblymen DeSopo, Kelly, Augustine and Felice

An Act requiring parental consent prior to the tattooing or body piercing of minors.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly tattoos or engages in body piercing of a minor under the age of 18 years without first having obtained the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if neither exists, a person who stands in place of a parent.

    2. This act shall take effect on the ¹[60th] 120th¹ day following enactment.

Requires parental consent prior to the tattooing or body piercing of minors.