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91_HB0471
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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)(1) Any person who pierces or offers to pierce the
10 body of a person under 18 years of age without written
11 consent of a parent or legal guardian of that person commits
12 the offense of piercing the body of a minor.
13 (2) Sentence. Piercing the body of a minor is a Class C
14 misdemeanor.
15 (b) A person under 18 years of age who misrepresents his
16 or her age as 18 years of age or over to receive body
17 piercing is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
18 (c) Definition. As used in this Section, to "pierce"
19 means to make a hole in the body in order to insert or allow
20 the insertion of any ring, hoop, stud, or other object for
21 the purpose of ornamentation of the body.
22 (d) Exceptions. This Section may not be construed in
23 any way to prohibit any injection, incision, acupuncture, or
24 similar medical or dental procedure performed by a licensed
25 health care professional or other person authorized to
26 perform that procedure. This Section does not prohibit ear
27 piercing. This Section does not apply to a minor emancipated
28 under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or the Emancipation of
29 Mature Minors Act or by marriage.
30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 30
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1 days after becoming law.