Piercings For Minors
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REQUIREMENTS THOUROUGHLY.
Clients without proper ID will be charged a $20 fee.
What is required to get a minor pierced?
- Minors under 18 MUST have a guardian present and ALL THREE of the following documents:
(1) Photo ID for minor
(2) Photo ID for guardian
(3) Proof of Guardianship: Birth Certificate or Legal Guardianship Decree
- All THREE documents are required regardless of the minor's age. If you need additional information on accepted types of IDs or proof of guardianship please contact the studio before your appointment
What are acceptable forms of ID
Guardian MUST have a valid government issued ID.
Options include:
- Driver's License
- State Identification Card
- Passport
Minor MUST have photo ID regardless of age.
Options include:
- Driver's License
- State Identification Card
- Passport
- School ID / Skyward Account
- Yearbook
- IdentaKid Card
What are unacceptable forms of ID?
- Expired government issued IDs
- Military IDs (due to Title 18, U.S. Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section 701)
- Student IDs with scratched out or covered photos
- Photo copies of ID
What are acceptable forms of proof of guardianship?
- Child's birth certificate - parent bringing the minor MUST be listed on certificate
- Divorce Decree showing full or joint 50/50 custody of child
- Acknowledgement of paternity
- Guardianship decree
- Adoption certificate
What are your studios age restrictions on piercings?
The following are our age minimums. We suggest reading this blog on how to best prepare your child for their first lobe piercings and this blog on how to know if your teen is ready for a more advanced piercing. If a piercing is not listed, it is not available for minors.
- Lobes - 6 years +
- 2nd Lobes - 10 years +
- Basic Cartilage - 13 years +
- Advanced Cartilage (Tragus / Rook / Forward Helix / Conch) 14 years + and successfully have healed a basic cartilage or 16 years +
- Industrial - 16 years + and have successfully healed basic cartilage
- Daith - 16 years + and have successfully healed basic cartilage
- Nostril - 13 years +
- Septum - 15 years +
- Navel - 16 years +
- Single Lip - 16 years +
Do I need ID even if I have been to Studio Wren before?
- Yes, we must have IDs and proof of guardianship for every new piercing performed.
Can a step parent / aunt / uncle / sibling / grandparent sign for a minor?
- Only legal guardians may sign for a minor. We must have legal documentation that you have guardianship of the child. This is true for all extended family and step parents. Being married to the child's legal parent does not give you guardianship. If you have school, medical, or court documents showing guardianship with matching names to the IDs being presented then a non-parent may sign.