Tattoo and piercing consent form for Colorado

What the form should cover

• Client details: full legal name, date of birth, contact details and the ID you checked.
• The work: placement, size or jewelry, and the artist or piercer.
• Health questions: allergies, medications including blood thinners, conditions, and pregnancy or nursing.
• Statements the client ticks one by one: sober, health disclosed, risks understood, aftercare received, design or placement approved.
• Signature and date, with the time the form was signed.

Clients under 18

Minimum ages for tattoos and piercings are set by each state and sometimes by county or city. In many places, 18 is the age at which a client can consent on their own, but the rules for minors differ, and some places don't allow certain work on minors at all. Check what Colorado requires before you take a minor's booking.

On StudioSigned, the form works out age from the date of birth. For a client under 18 it asks for a parent or guardian's name, relationship and signature before it can be sent. Your staff still check ID for both people at the desk.

Check with Colorado

Rules on body art licensing, consent, minors and record keeping come from Colorado's health department or licensing board, and your county or city may add more. Search for "body art" or "body art establishment" along with Colorado, or call your local health department and ask.

• What age a client can consent on their own, and what proof of age is accepted.
• Whether a parent or guardian may consent for a minor, and for which kinds of work.
• What ID the guardian must show, and whether they must stay for the session.
• How long you must keep signed consent forms, and in what form.
• Any wording your health department requires on the form itself.

Add your own lines

If your health department asks for specific wording, add it as a studio statement in Settings. Every new form includes it, and forms already signed stay exactly as signed. Rules on consent, minors and record keeping differ by state, county and country. Use this as a starting point and check the wording with your local health department before you use it.

Get the form

Start with the free printable tattoo or piercing template linked below. When you're ready to stop handling paper, StudioSigned puts the form on a link clients sign from their phone and files each signed copy under their name.