January 24, 1997




SENATE BILL No. 13

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DIGEST OF SB 13 (Updated January 22, 1997 4:32 pm - DI 76)


Citations Affected: IC 35-42-2-7.

Synopsis: Tattooing a minor. Provides that a person who gives a tattoo to a person who is less than 18 years of age commits a Class A misdemeanor unless a parent or guardian of the person receiving the tattoo is present and gives written permission for the person to receive the tattoo.

Effective: July 1, 1997.



Worman, Landske, Antich


    January 7, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal and Civil Procedures.
    January 23, 1997, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.





January 24, 1997

First Regular Session 110th General Assembly (1997)


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SENATE BILL No. 13


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:


SOURCE: IC 35-42-2-7; (97)SB0013.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 35-42-2-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1997]: Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "tattoo" means:
        (1) any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol, or other mark placed with the aid of needles or other instruments; or
        (2) any design, letter, scroll, figure, or symbol done by scarring;
upon or under the skin.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who provides a tattoo to a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age commits tattooing a minor, a Class A misdemeanor.
    (c) A person may provide a tattoo to a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age if a parent or legal guardian of the person receiving the tattoo:         (1) is present at the time the tattoo is provided; and
        (2) provides written permission for the person to receive the tattoo.

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