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| | HB5858 Engrossed | | LRB098 18887 RLC 54033 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 12C-35 as follows:
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6 | | (720 ILCS 5/12C-35) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-10)
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7 | | Sec. 12C-35. Tattooing the body of a minor. |
8 | | (a) A person, other than a person
licensed
to practice |
9 | | medicine in all its branches, commits tattooing the body of a |
10 | | minor when he or she knowingly or recklessly tattoos or offers |
11 | | to tattoo
a person under the age of 18.
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12 | | (b) A person who is an owner or employee of a business that |
13 | | performs
tattooing, other than a
person licensed to practice |
14 | | medicine in all
its branches,
may not permit a person under 18 |
15 | | years of age to enter or remain on the
premises where
tattooing
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16 | | is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is |
17 | | accompanied by
his or her
parent or legal guardian. |
18 | | (c) "Tattoo" means to insert pigment under
the
surface of |
19 | | the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or |
20 | | otherwise,
so as to produce an indelible mark or figure visible |
21 | | through the skin.
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22 | | (d) Subsection (a) of this Section does not apply to a |
23 | | person under 18 years of age who tattoos or offers to tattoo |