PRINTER'S NO. 523
No. 485 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, FLEAGLE, S. MILLER AND HORSEY,
FEBRUARY 6, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 6, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for tattooing; and
3 prohibiting certain 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 and body piercing.
9 (a) Tattooing.--A person is guilty of [a misdemeanor of the
10 third degree] an offense if he tattoos any person under the age
11 of 18 years without the expressed consent of the parent or
12 guardian of such person.
13 (b) Body piercing.--A person is guilty of an offense if he
14 punctures a part of the body of any person under the age of 18
15 years with the intent to create a permanent hole for cosmetic
16 purposes without the expressed consent of the parent or guardian
17 of such person.
18 (c) Grading.--A person who commits an offense under this
1 section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for
2 the first offense. A person who commits a second and subsequent
3 offense under this section within one year of the preceding
4 offense commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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