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Effective Jan 1, 2007Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 502. Effective January 1, 2007.
- (a) It shall be an infraction for any person to perform or offer to perform body piercing upon a person under the age of 18 years, unless the body piercing is performed in the presence of, or as directed by a notarized writing by, the person’s parent or guardian.
- (b) This section does not apply to the body piercing of an emancipated minor.
- (c) As used in this section, “body piercing” means the creation of an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration, including, but not limited to, the piercing of a lip, tongue, nose, or eyebrow. “Body piercing” does not include the piercing of an ear.
- (d) Neither the minor upon whom the body piercing was performed, nor the parent or guardian of that minor, nor any other minor is liable for punishment under this section.