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TechnographIllinois reduces tattoo age
Tattoo parlors welcome younger clients
By Bridget Maiellaro
Posted: 2/27/06 Section: News
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Gov. Blagojevich vetoed that idea last August because he felt that the age for receiving tattoos should remain at 21. He said that 18-year-olds do not have the proper judgment to make such a permanent decision.
"I think that while some people may not fully think things through, the majority of our younger population does," Naso said. "He was wrong in his decision to veto by assuming we are not mature enough."
Mitchell filed a motion to override Blagojevich's veto in October 2005. The bill passed through both the Senate and the House with a 3/5 vote in each by November.
Cogdill said that Gov. Blagojevich should not have vetoed the bill.
"(The Senate and House) knew it needed to be done," he said.
The law not only allows 18-year-olds to get tattoos, but also states that the penalty for unlawfully tattooing or piercing the body of a person under 18-years-old is a Class A misdemeanor, instead of the less severe Class C misdemeanor. Minors are only allowed on the premises of tattoo and piercing parlors when a parent or guardian accompanies them.
"I don't see the point in not allowing minors to be in a tattoo parlor without a parent," Elfstrand said. "It's not like they are getting tattoos themselves. They are just watching."
As of January 2006, 37 states have laws prohibiting adolescents from getting tattoos, according to the National Council of State Legislatures. Illinois has joined the Midwestern states Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin in allowing 18-year-olds to receive a tattoo without parental consent.
"I think that while some people may not fully think things through, the majority of our younger population does," Naso said. "He was wrong in his decision to veto by assuming we are not mature enough."
Mitchell filed a motion to override Blagojevich's veto in October 2005. The bill passed through both the Senate and the House with a 3/5 vote in each by November.
Cogdill said that Gov. Blagojevich should not have vetoed the bill.
"(The Senate and House) knew it needed to be done," he said.
The law not only allows 18-year-olds to get tattoos, but also states that the penalty for unlawfully tattooing or piercing the body of a person under 18-years-old is a Class A misdemeanor, instead of the less severe Class C misdemeanor. Minors are only allowed on the premises of tattoo and piercing parlors when a parent or guardian accompanies them.
"I don't see the point in not allowing minors to be in a tattoo parlor without a parent," Elfstrand said. "It's not like they are getting tattoos themselves. They are just watching."
As of January 2006, 37 states have laws prohibiting adolescents from getting tattoos, according to the National Council of State Legislatures. Illinois has joined the Midwestern states Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin in allowing 18-year-olds to receive a tattoo without parental consent.
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