Minimum age for a tattoo in Minnesota
Minnesota law makes tattooing a person under 18 a gross misdemeanor, regardless of parental or guardian consent. Source: Minn. Stat. 146B.07, subd. 2.
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- Minimum age
- Under 18
- Parental consent
- Not allowed: parental or guardian consent does not change the rule.
- Citation
- Minn. Stat. 146B.07, subd. 2
- Penalty for the person who tattoos
- Gross misdemeanor
- Source
- Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, read November 5, 2026.
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