91st General Assembly
Summary of HB0471
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House Sponsors:
WOJCIK-JOHNSON,TOM-JONES,LOU-DELGADO-LYONS,EILEEN, 
   GASH, BRADLEY, HULTGREN, REITZ, MYERS,RICHARD, 
   RIGHTER, JONES,JOHN, BOST, SCHMITZ, LAWFER AND SOMMER.

Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-RADOGNO

Short description: 
CRIM CD-PIERCING MINORS BODY                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.   Creates  the  offense  of      
   piercing  the  body  of  a  minor.    Provides  that  it  is a Class C      
   misdemeanor for a person to pierce or offer to pierce the  body  of  a      
   person  under 18 years of age without written consent of the parent or      
   legal guardian of that person for purposes of making  a  hole  in  the      
   body  to  allow  the  insertion  of an object for ornamentation of the      
   body.  Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor for a person under 18      
   years of age to misrepresent his or her age as 18 years of age or over      
   to receive body piercing.  Provides for exceptions. Effective 30  days      
   after becoming law.                                                         
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes language prohibiting offers to pierce the body of a per-       
   son under 18. Deletes language prohibiting a person under 18 from           
   misrepresenting his or her age to obtain body piercing.                     
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0412

   Last action date: 99-08-06

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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