Is it a criminal offense for a man in Hawaii to put several permanent tattoos on the body of an 10 year old girl, if the child and her mother give wri

[dolphins96]

Is it a criminal offense for a man in Hawaii to put several permanent tattoos on the body of an 10 year old girl, if the child and her mother give written consent?

 

[Just Blue]

Is it a criminal offense for a man in Hawaii to put several permanent tattoos on the body of an 10 year old girl, if the child and her mother give written consent?

Who are you in this situation?

 

[cbg]

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/tattooing-and-body-piercing.aspx

Google is your friend.

 

[LdiJ]

Based on that link it looks like its ok in Hawaii with the consent of a child's parent.

 

[cbg]

...but only if the child is over the age of 14. That is, if you read the actual statute.

 

[LdiJ]

...but only if the child is over the age of 14. That is, if you read the actual statute.

I guess I shouldn't rely on any links provided.

 

[cbg]

I provided a link that had both the name of the actual law, and a summary of that law. You relied on the summary. I Googled the actual law.

 

[adjusterjack]

Strange. I answered this yesterday and the question involved verbal consent. I cited the statute and explained that it required written consent which had to stay on file for two years, otherwise it was a violation (not a "criminal" offense) of the licensing statute.

My response is gone and now the question has changed to involve written consent which, of course, makes it legal.

I Googled the actual law.

Are you sure?

2017 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 19. HEALTH
321. Department of Health
321-379 Enforcement; penalties.
(a) If the department determines that any person has violated or is violating any provision of this part, any rule adopted pursuant to this part, or any term or condition of a permit or license issued pursuant to this part, the department may take enforcement action and impose penalties as provided in section 321-20, except that the department may impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000 per offense.
(b) Violations of this part include but are not limited to:
(6) Tattooing any person under the age of eighteen without the written consent of the person's parent or legal guardian or not maintaining the consent forms in a confidential manner at the tattoo shop for not less than two years.

https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2017/title-19/chapter-321/section-321-379/
See Part XXX. Tattoo Artist for the full statute:

https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2017/title-19/chapter-321/
Nothing in there about an age 14 minimum.

 

[Just Blue]

Strange. I answered this yesterday and the question involved verbal consent. I cited the statute and explained that it required written consent which had to stay on file for two years, otherwise it was a violation (not a "criminal" offense) of the licensing statute.

My response is gone and now the question has changed to involve written consent which, of course, makes it legal.



Are you sure?



https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2017/title-19/chapter-321/section-321-379/
See Part XXX. Tattoo Artist for the full statute:

https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2017/title-19/chapter-321/
Nothing in there about an age 14 minimum.

OP posted this question twice. I think the other thread was deleted. OP appears to have some weird posting agenda.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

I think it was 3 times and he either kept adding or subtracting to the question.

 

[adjusterjack]

I thought I had taken a detour through the Twilight Zone.

 

[Just Blue]

I thought I had taken a detour through the Twilight Zone.

Nope. Just the Dolphin Zone.

 

[adjusterjack]

Nope. Just the Dolphin Zone.

Now you've done it. Compelled me to quote Douglas Adams from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons. The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish.”

 

[Just Blue]

Now you've done it. Compelled me to quote Douglas Adams from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

I'm going to curse you with "Thanks for all the fish" ringing in your head as well...Brawhahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!