HB4895enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4895 Enrolled LRB096 16256 RLC 31512 b

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 adding Section 12-10.3 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/12-10.3 new)

Sec. 12-10.3. False representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor.

(a) A person, other than the parent or legal guardian of a minor, commits the offense of false representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor when he or she falsely represents himself or herself as the parent or legal guardian of the minor to an owner or employee of a tattoo or body piercing business for the purpose of:

(1) accompanying the minor to a business that provides tattooing as required under Section 12-10 of this Code (tattooing body of minor);

(2) accompanying the minor to a business that provides body piercing as required under Section 12-10.1 of this Code (piercing the body of a minor); or

(3) furnishing the written consent required under Section 12-10.1 of this Code (piercing the body of a minor).

(b) Sentence. False representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor is a Class C misdemeanor.