Tattoo law in Denmark
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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