Tattoo law in Chile
In Chile a studio must check by ID that the client is an adult; a minor needs written authorisation from a legal representative, who accompanies the minor throughout. The studio needs a technical director.
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- Minimum age
- Adults; minors only with written authorisation
- Parental consent
- Written authorisation of the legal representative, who stays during the whole procedure
- Studio or artist registration or licence
- The studio needs a technical director who is authorised by the health authority
- Authority
- Autoridad sanitaria (Ministerio de Salud)
- Law
- Decreto 304 (2002), Reglamento de Tatuajes y Prácticas Similares, articles 3, 4 and 13
- Source
- Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (leychile.cl), read 5 November 2026.
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