Laws for minor interventions

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There are several laws for minor interventions, compared to genital mutilation of minors, which show the double standards in many countries on behalf of protecting children.

Piercing

In many countries, minors are not allowed to be pierced. Here is a list of some countries:

USA

The USA have varying state regulations for piercing minors. The following list has been adapted from the website painfulpleasures.com.

State	Age Limit	Approval			Offence	Penalty
		Written, informed consent from parent / legal guardian	Presence of parent or guardian during piercing	Additional obligations
Alabama	18	X			??	??
Alaska	18	X	X	The piercer must keep a copy of the written permission on file for a minimum of 3 years	Class B misdemeanor	??
Arizona	18		X		Class 6 felony	??
Arkansas	18	X	X		misdemeanor	fine between $20 and $200
California	18 (except ear piercings)		X	OR parent or guardian providing notarized approval	??	??
Colorado	18	X (express consent)			petty offense	$250 fine
Connecticut	18	X			??	??
Delaware	18	X			??	??
District of Columbia	free	-	-	-	none yet	??
Florida	18	X	X (optional)		??	??
Georgia	18	X			misdemeanor	??
Hawaii	free (16+ for navel and ear piercings in many shops)			(present valid photo ID in many shops) (nipple and genital piercings excluded)	??	??
Idaho	14 (except earlobe piercing)	X (in the presence of the person performing the piercing or an employee or agent of the piercer)			misdemeanor offense	fine of up to $500; 2nd offence within a year of the first one, they may be fined another $500 to $1,000
Illinois	18 (exception for emancipated or married minors)	X			Class C misdemeanor (Allowing a minor unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian to step foot into a tattoo and piercing shop is deemed a Class A misdemeanor.)	??
Indiana	18	X	X		??	??
Iowa	free for piercings, 18 for tattoos			parental consent, some shops won't pierce or tattoo anyone under the age of 18 under any circumstances, even with parental consent		??
Kansas	18	X (notarized)	X	Piercers must keep copies of written permission to pierce minors on file for 5 years.	Class A misdemeanor	??
Kentucky	18	X (notarized)			??	??
Louisiana	18	X	X		??	fine between $100 and $500 and/or imprisoned for 30-100 days.
Maine	18 (some shops have different rules, e.g. 15+ for navels and noses, 16+ for eyebrows and tongues)	X			??	??
Maryland	18 (free for ear piercing)	X (in the presence of the piercer or his or her employee)				from $300 for a first offense to $3,000 for multiple violations
Massachusetts	18 (only for nipple and genital piercings)		X	(various guidelines in different shops)		??
Michigan	18	X (in the presence of the piercer or their employee)				??
Minnesota	18	X (witnessed)	X		misdemeanor	??
Mississippi	18 (except earlobe)	X			misdemeanor	??
Missouri	18	X (in the presence of a piercer or their agent)	X		misdemeanor	1st offense: up to $500, repeated offenses: additional $500 to $1,000.
Montana	18	X	X			fine up to $500 and/or imprisoned for up to 6 months. (A second offense may result in a fine of up to $1,000, up to 6 months in prison, or both.)
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