South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A133, R139, S188

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell and Ford
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0028.kw.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on February 18, 2010
Governor's Action: March 30, 2010, Signed

Summary: Tattoos

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/17/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/17/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-157
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-157
   3/24/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-7
   4/29/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-13
   4/30/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-26
   4/30/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-157
   4/30/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-157
    2/4/2010  House   Committee report: Majority favorable, minority 
                        unfavorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal 
                        Affairs HJ-9
   2/17/2010  House   Read second time HJ-187
   2/17/2010  House   Roll call Yeas-64  Nays-37 HJ-189
   2/18/2010  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-46
   3/25/2010          Ratified R 139
   3/30/2010          Signed By Governor
    4/1/2010          Effective date 03/30/10
   4/13/2010          Act No. 133

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2008
3/24/2009
2/4/2010


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(A133, R139, S188)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-34-60 AND 44-34-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGE RESTRICTIONS ON TATTOOING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS EIGHTEEN OR OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TATTOO.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Tattoo

SECTION    1.    Section 44-34-60(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 250 of 2004, is amended to read:

"(C)    A tattoo artist must verify by means of a picture identification that a recipient is at least eighteen years of age. For purposes of this section, 'picture identification' means:

(1)    a valid driver's license; or

(2)    an official photographic identification card issued by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, a federal or state law enforcement agency, an agency of the United States Department of Defense, or the United States Department of State. Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon proof of age is a defense to an action brought pursuant to this section."

Tattoo

SECTION    2.    Section 44-34-100(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 250 of 2004, is amended to read:

"(A)    It is unlawful for a person to perform or offer to perform tattooing upon a person under the age of eighteen years."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 25th day of March, 2010.

Approved the 30th day of March, 2010.

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