{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-92g","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-92g","heading":"Body piercing.","body":"(a) No person may perform body piercing on an unemancipated minor under eighteen years of age without the written permission of the minor's parent. For purposes of this subsection, “body piercing” means piercing or creating a channel through any part of the body other than the ear lobe for the purpose of inserting a decorative object, and “ear lobe” means the lower portion of the auricle having no cartilage.\n(b) Any municipal health authority established under chapter 368e and any district department of health established under chapter 368f may, within its available resources, enforce the provisions of this section.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a*. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-92g","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"2f4159f603b6029b46f1ef2443f1afa0a0e7250a834e745ed27e63028d67ea78","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-92b-to-19a-92f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-93-to-19a-94a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}