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91_SB0522

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  by  adding
 2    Section 12-10.1.

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

 5        Section  5.  The Criminal Code  of  1961  is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 12-10.1 as follows:

 7        (720 ILCS 5/12-10.1 new)
 8        Sec. 12-10.1.  Piercing the body of a minor.
 9        (a)  Any  person who pierces or offers to pierce the body
10    of a person under 18 years of age without written consent  of
11    a parent or legal guardian of that person commits the offense
12    of piercing the body of a minor.
13        (b)  Sentence.  Piercing the body of a minor is a Class C
14    misdemeanor.
15        (c)  Definition.   As  used  in this Section, to "pierce"
16    means to make a hole in the body in order to insert or  allow
17    the  insertion  of  any ring, hoop, stud, or other object for
18    the purpose of ornamentation of the body.
19        (d)  Exceptions.  This Section shall not be construed  in
20    any  way to prohibit any injection, incision, acupuncture, or
21    similar medical or dental procedure performed by  a  licensed
22    health  care  professional  or  other  person  authorized  to
23    perform  that  procedure.  This  Section  does not apply to a
24    minor emancipated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or the
25    Emancipation of Mature Minors Act or by marriage.

26        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  30
27    days after becoming law.

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