Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 653 — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses
Cal. Penal Code § 653
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person under the age of 18 years is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 653 — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person under the age of 18 years is guilty of a misdemeanor.
As used in this section, to “tattoo” means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin.
This section is not intended to apply to any act of a licensed practitioner of the healing arts performed in the course of his practice.