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TO AMEND SECTION 44-43-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOOD DONORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY DONATE BLOOD WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-43-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 334 of 2006, is further amended to read:
"Section 44-43-20. It is lawful for a person seventeen years old or older to donate his blood without the consent of his parents or guardian. However, it is unlawful for a person under the age of eighteen years to sell his blood without the consent of a parent or guardian. (A) A person may lawfully donate blood if he is:
(1) at least seventeen years of age; or
(2) sixteen years of age and has the consent of his parent or guardian.
(B) A person under eighteen years of age may not sell blood."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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