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1 | AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
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5 | Sections 12-10 and 12-10.1 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-10) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-10)
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7 | Sec. 12-10. Tattooing Body of Minor. )
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8 | (a) Any person, other than a person
licensed
to practice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | medicine in all its branches, who tattoos or offers to tattoo
a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | person under the age of 18
21 is guilty of a Class 4 felony
C
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11 | misdemeanor .
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12 | (b) Any person who is an owner or employed by a business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | that performs
tattooing, other than a
person licensed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | practice medicine in all
its branches,
may not permit a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the
premises where
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16 | tattooing
is being performed unless the person under 18 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of age is accompanied by
his or her
parent or legal guardian. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | violation of this subsection (b) is a Class 4
felony.
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19 | (c) As used in this Section, to "tattoo" means to insert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | pigment under
the
surface of the skin of a human being, by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | pricking with a needle or otherwise,
so as to produce an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | indelible mark or figure visible through the skin.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 77-2638.)
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24 | (720 ILCS 5/12-10.1)
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25 | Sec. 12-10.1. Piercing the body of a minor.
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26 | (a)(1) Any person who pierces the body or oral cavity of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | person under 18
years of age without written consent of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | parent or legal guardian of that
person commits the offense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | of piercing the body of a minor. Before the oral
cavity of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | a person under 18 years of age may be pierced, the written | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | consent
form signed by the parent or legal guardian must |
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1 | contain a provision in
substantially the following form:
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2 | "I understand that the oral piercing of the tongue, | ||||||
3 | lips, cheeks, or
any other area of the oral cavity carries | ||||||
4 | serious risk of infection or damage
to the mouth and teeth, | ||||||
5 | or both infection and damage to those areas,
that could | ||||||
6 | result but is not limited to nerve damage, numbness, and | ||||||
7 | life
threatening blood clots.".
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8 | A person who pierces the oral cavity of a person under | ||||||
9 | 18 years of age
without obtaining a signed written consent | ||||||
10 | form from a parent or legal guardian
of the person that | ||||||
11 | includes the provision describing the health risks of body
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12 | piercing, violates this Section.
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13 | (1.5) Any person who is an owner or employed by a | ||||||
14 | business that performs
body
piercing may not permit a | ||||||
15 | person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on
the
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16 | premises where body piercing is being performed unless the | ||||||
17 | person under 18
years of age
is accompanied by his or her | ||||||
18 | parent or legal guardian.
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19 | (2) Sentence. A violation of clause (a)(1) or (a)(1.5) | ||||||
20 | of this
Section
Piercing the body of a minor is a Class 4 | ||||||
21 | felony
C misdemeanor .
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22 | (b) Definition. As used in this Section, to "pierce" means | ||||||
23 | to make a hole
in the body or oral cavity in order to insert or | ||||||
24 | allow the insertion of any
ring, hoop, stud, or other object | ||||||
25 | for the purpose of ornamentation of the
body. "Piercing" does | ||||||
26 | not include tongue splitting as defined in Section
12-10.2.
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27 | (c) Exceptions. This Section may not be construed in any | ||||||
28 | way to prohibit
any injection, incision, acupuncture, or | ||||||
29 | similar medical or dental procedure
performed by a licensed | ||||||
30 | health care professional or other person authorized to
perform | ||||||
31 | that procedure or the presence on the premises where that | ||||||
32 | procedure is being performed by a
health care professional or | ||||||
33 | other person authorized to perform that procedure
of
a person
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34 | under 18 years of age who is not accompanied by a parent or | ||||||
35 | legal guardian . This Section does not prohibit ear piercing. | ||||||
36 | This
Section does not apply to a minor emancipated under the |
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1 | Juvenile Court Act of
1987 or the Emancipation of Mature Minors | ||||||
2 | Act or by marriage.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 92-692, eff. 1-1-03; 93-449, eff. 1-1-04; revised | ||||||
4 | 10-9-03.)
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