PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2724 PRINTER'S NO. 4108
No. 2061 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, YOUNGBLOOD, SAINATO, LUCYK, METCALFE, MELIO,
THOMAS, TURZAI, CREIGHTON, ROBERTS, DeLUCA, DAILEY, CLARK,
SCHRODER, HORSEY, BLAUM, PALLONE, TIGUE, PISTELLA, LEDERER,
DeWEESE, G. WRIGHT, GRUCELA, JAMES, WASHINGTON AND
J. WILLIAMS, OCTOBER 23, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 25, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for tattooing OR <--
3 BODY PIERCING.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6311 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6311. Tattooing or body piercing.
9 (A) OFFENSE.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the <--
10 third degree if he tattoos or pierces the body of any person
11 under the age of 18 years without the [consent of the] parent or
12 guardian of such person[.] giving consent for the tattooing or <--
13 piercing of the person and being present at the time of the
14 tattooing or piercing of the person.
15 (B) DEFINITIONS.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING <--
16 WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS
1 SUBSECTION:
2 "BODY PIERCING." THE PUNCTURING OF A PART OF THE BODY OF A
3 LIVE HUMAN BEING SO AS TO CREATE A PERMANENT HOLE FOR COSMETIC
4 PURPOSES. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE EAR PIERCING OR NAIL
5 PIERCING.
6 "TATTOOING." THE PROCESS BY WHICH INDELIBLE MARKS, FIGURES
7 OR DECORATIVE DESIGNS ARE CREATED BY INSERTION OF NONTOXIC DYES
8 OR PIGMENTS INTO OR UNDER THE SUBCUTANEOUS PORTION OF THE SKIN
9 THROUGH THE USE OF NEEDLES OR BY THE PRODUCTION OF SCARS.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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