ID Requirements & Piercing Age Restrictions

ID Requirements for Adults

Clients who are at least 18 years or older must provide their ID for any service from our piercers, including removing or changing jewelry. We need your ID every time you request any procedure, even if you have shown it on a prior occasion. For our documentation, we must have valid, non-expired, government-issued photo ID. It must be the original; photocopies are not valid, unless the copy is notarized as being true to the original. 

If you have any questions about acceptable IDs, please give us a call before you make the trip. We don’t like turning away clients, so we’ll do our best to work with what you have to help you meet our ID requirements. For more information about rules for piercing and tattoo studios in Philadelphia, check out the Philadelphia Body Art Regulations.

Piercings for Minors

We offer select piercings on minors aged 8 years and older, with a parent or legal guardian present. In accordance with Philadelphia regulations, we cannot offer piercing services besides earlobe and outer ear cartilage piercings to clientele younger than 16 years old, even with parental consent, at our Philadelphia studio.

Please be aware: we reserve the right to decline performing certain piercings on minors, and we do not offer bridge piercings, surface piercings or surface anchors, cheek piercings, nipple piercings, or genital piercings to clients under 18 years of age.

ID Requirements for Minors

Clients aged 13 to 17 years old: For all piercing or jewelry change services, the minor will need a valid (non-expired) government-issued document that shows their date of birth as well as a photo ID. In addition, we will need a valid (non-expired) government-issued photo ID from the parent or legal guardian that proves they have legal responsibility for the minor. Follow the instructions in the table below. Note:

• The minor’s and parent’s documentation must have matching last names and addresses.
  
• If addresses do not match, or if there is no address on one or both of the IDs, we will also need the minor's birth certificate to prove their relation to one another.
  
• If the last name on the parent’s ID does not match the minor's last name, a marriage license or change-of-name form must be presented with the birth certificate.
  
• If the adult accompanying the minor is not the parent but is the legal guardian, we will need additional guardianship paperwork as well.
• All documents must be original or notarized copies of the original.

Clients aged 8 to 12 years old: We realize most children under 13 years of age don’t have photo identification. If your child has a photo ID, such as a school ID or passport, simply follow the instructions in the table below. For children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old who do not have a photo ID, we can accept their original birth certificate (or a notarized copy of the original) along with a valid (non-expired) government-issued photo ID from the accompanying parent or legal guardian. Note:

• If the last name on the parent’s ID does not match the last name of the child, a marriage license or change-of-name form must also be presented.
• If the adult accompanying the minor is not the parent but is the legal guardian, we will need additional guardianship paperwork as well.
• All documents must be original or notarized copies of the original.

The easiest way to prove a minor’s age and relationship to their parent/guardian is with the following:

We realize this can be confusing. Please understand that, for your child’s safety, we need to establish the person signing for them is either a parent or legal guardian and can make legal decisions on behalf of the child. If you have any questions about ID requirements, please don’t hesitate to give us a call before you make the trip.