Minimum age for a tattoo in Florida
Florida law bars tattooing anyone under 16 (except for medical or dental purposes); at 16 or 17 a tattoo needs the parent or legal guardian present with notarized written consent. Source: Fla. Stat. 381.00787.
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- Minimum age
- 16 with a parent; 18 otherwise
- Parental consent
- At 16 or 17: parent or legal guardian present, both show government photo ID, written notarized consent, proof of parentage. Under 16: not allowed.
- Citation
- Fla. Stat. 381.00787
- Penalty for the person who tattoos
- Misdemeanor of the second degree
- Source
- Florida Senate, Florida Statutes (2025), read November 5, 2026.
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