96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3359


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







720 ILCS 5/12-10.3 new











     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.  Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to perform or offer to perform scleral tattooing upon a person.  Exempts from a violation of this provision   an act of  a  physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches performed in the course of practice of the physician according to the customs and standards of the practice of medicine.  Defines "scleral tattooing".
  















LRB096 20511 RLC 36192 b

















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SB3359

LRB096 20511 RLC 36192 b





  
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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by adding 
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Section 12-10.3 as follows:
 
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    (720 ILCS 5/12-10.3 new)
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    Sec. 12-10.3. Scleral tattooing prohibited.
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    (a)  For the purpose of this Section, "scleral tattooing" 
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means the practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on 
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the human eye by scarring or inserting a pigment on, in, or 
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under the fornix conjunctiva, bulbar conjunctiva, ocular 
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conjunctive, or other ocular surface using needles, scalpels or 
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other related equipment. 
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    (b)   It is unlawful for any person to perform or offer to 
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perform scleral tattooing upon a person.
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    (c)  This Section does not apply to an act of  a  physician 
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licensed to practice medicine in all its branches performed in 
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the course of practice of the physician according to the 
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customs and standards of the practice of medicine. 
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    (d)  Sentence.  A person who violates this Section is guilty 
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of a Class A misdemeanor.