{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-21","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-21","heading":"Tattooing of a minor; parental permission, required","body":"1.\tA person commits a disorderly persons offense if he knowingly tattoos or engages in body piercing of a minor under the age of 18 years without first having obtained the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if neither exists, a person who stands in place of a parent.\nL.2001,c.190.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"f2ca43a63a70390f4e58f7b803f17bc147283c036230666a188733e552d5cd68","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-40-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}