HB1260 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 10230 RLC 20398 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1260

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Jack D. Franks

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/12-10

from Ch. 38, par. 12-10

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the offense of tattooing the body of a minor.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing Section 12-10 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/12-10) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-10)

Sec. 12-10. Tattooing Body of Minor.

(a) Any person, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, who tattoos or offers to tattoo a person under the the age of 18 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who is an owner or employed by a business that performs tattooing, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, may not permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) As used in this Section, to "tattoo" means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin.

(d) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo another person under 18 years of age away from the premises of any business at which tattooing is performed.

(Source: P.A. 94-684, eff. 1-1-06.)