🇺🇸State: Illinois
Compliance for Illinois Studios
Syyn covers Illinois compliance requirements for tattoo and piercing studios, including state-specific age rules, licensing, and record-keeping.
Compliance Requirements
Age and Consent Rules
- Tattoo: 18+ absolute, no parental consent pathway.
- Piercing: consent allowed, written consent + parent present.
- Intimate piercing: 18+ only.
Licensing Requirements
- IL: No individual practitioner license. Establishment registration from IDPH. Annual renewal. 410 ILCS 54/15, 77 IAC 797.
Sterilisation and Record-Keeping
- Sterilization records required.
- Retention period: 36 months.
- IL: Daily temperature logs. Monthly spore testing by independent lab. Sterilized instruments dated, expire after 6 months. 3-year retention.
Session Documentation
- Written aftercare documentation required.
- Federal overlays: OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards, FDA ink safety.
Key Legislation
- State body-art and health department legislation applies.
- Federal overlays: OSHA bloodborne pathogen, FDA tattoo ink safety, state privacy laws, TCPA/SMS obligations.
Unique Requirements
- Minors cannot enter premises without parent
Information is operational guidance only and not legal advice.
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