Age Requirements:

For Tattoos:

• By North Carolina Law you must be 18 to get tattooed.
• Please bring a State or Government issued Pictured ID with you.
• No ID, No Tattoo.
• Parents or guardians may not sign for under 18 year olds to be tattooed. It is against North Carolina state law.

For Piercing:

• You must be 18 with a valid state or governement issued photo ID to be pierced without parent's or guardian's consent.

• Parents or guardians may sign for but must be present for a minor's piercing.

• For any piercing of a minor, a parent or legal guardian must be present to sign a consent form. Proof positive, state or government issued photo identification is required from the legal guardian, and a bona fide form of identification from the minor.

• Under no circumstances is it acceptable or appropriate for a piercer to perform piercing on the nipples or genitals of an individual under 18 years of age.

• A.D.I.'s minimum age for navel piercing is 14. Minimum age for tongue piercing etc. is 15

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