HF 33 (LSB 1214YH (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE 33

BY  KOESTER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to body piercing for minors and making penalties applicable. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135.37B  Body piercing —— minors.
   1.  For the purposes of this section:
   a.  “Body piercing” means a hole, mark, or scar in the skin of a person made through the act of penetrating the skin.
   b.  “Minor” means an unmarried person who is under the age of eighteen years.
   2.  A minor shall not obtain a body piercing and a person shall not provide a body piercing to a minor, except in an ear lobe, without receiving prior consent from the minor’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian. 
   3.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a minor from receiving and a person from providing to a minor, a body piercing, except in an ear lobe, without prior consent from the minor’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian. For purposes of the bill, “body piercing” means a hole, mark, or scar in the skin of a person made through the act of penetrating the skin, and a “minor” is an unmarried person who is under the age of 18 years. A person who knowingly violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor, which results in a fine of between $65 and $625, imprisonment of up to 30 days, or both.