Photo by Adam Gerard.

The District of Columbia is no longer interested in serving as your conservative parent by making you wait 24 hours to get a tattoo or piercing.

D.C. Department of Health spokesperson Najma Roberts told the Post that the proposed 24-hour wait period has been “knocked out” of the proposed Body Art Establishment regulations. A draft of these regulations was released in September and was met with swift backlash.

“Essentially these regs were drafted for the health and safety of those seeking to get tattoos and or piercing,” Roberts said in an email to DCist at the time. “This prevents decisions being made by persons who are intoxicated or may have a spur of the moment idea, but regret it later.”

(It should be noted that any respectable tattoo parlor will not ink a drunk person.)

DCist emailed Roberts today to get some insight on the decision to reject the waiting period. “The 24-hour waiting period was removed as a result of (both) a strong public opinion urging against it and DOH wants to focus on the public health concerns that could come with residents getting tattoos,” she said in an email, citing licensing, cleanliness of establishment, and proper use of tools as examples. “The ultimate goal is to prevent disease and health threats.”

The rest of the regulations are still under review, the Post says.