(A) Consent. Unless consent has been given in accordance with the county code, no individual, and no individual who is under age 16 years of age shall obtain or attempt to obtain a tattooing service. Unless consent has been given in accordance with the county code, no individual, and no individual who is under the age of 14 years of age shall obtain or attempt to obtain a body-piercing service.
(B) False information. No individual who is under 16 years of age shall knowingly show or give false information concerning his or her name, age, or other identification for the purpose of obtaining a tattooing service for himself or herself. No individual who is under the age of 14 years of age shall knowingly show or give false information concerning his or her name, age or other identification for the purpose of obtaining a body-piercing service for himself or herself. Likewise, no individual shall knowingly show or give false information or identification for another individual to receive a tattooing or body-piercing service.
(C) Identification required. Tattoo/body-piercing parlors should require a birth certificate and picture ID of any individual receiving tattooing services, for their own records and protection.
(D) Warning. False application, altering, mutilating, or counterfeiting Indiana birth certificates is a criminal offense under I.C. 16-37-1-12; such false application, alteration, mutilation or counterfeiting is a Class A misdemeanor, carrying a sentence of up to one year imprisonment and a fine of up to $5,000.
(E) Impersonation of parent, guardian, custodian prohibited. No individual shall impersonate the parent, guardian, or custodian of an individual who is under age 18 for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under 18 a tattooing or body-piercing service.
(Ord. 2003-13, passed 10-6-2003) Penalty, see § 112.99