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Tattoo law in Denmark

Source: Danske LoveRead 5 November 2026Independent information site: not a government body and not the source of the laws it summarises.

In Denmark the tattoo law punishes anyone who tattoos a person under 18, and anyone who tattoos a person on the head, neck or hands.

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Minimum age
Under 18 (punishable to tattoo)
Law
Lov om tatovering (in force from 15 June 1966)
Source
Danske Love, read 5 November 2026. This is the text of the Act as shown by Danske Love, a private site, used because the official legal database could not be read automatically.

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