2001 SESSION

01-0404

01/09

HOUSE BILL 269

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill requires written parental consent for tongue piercing.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0404

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Chapter Heading; Body Piercing. Amend the chapter heading of RSA 141-I to read as follows:

[EAR] BODY PIERCING

2 New Section; Written Consent Required for Tongue Piercing on Minors. Amend RSA 141-I by inserting after section 1 the following new section:

141-I:2 Tongue Piercing on Minors.

I. In this section, "minor" means an individual under 18 years of age.

II. No person shall perform tongue piercing on a minor unless the individual obtains the prior written consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian.

(a) This paragraph shall not apply if the person to perform the tongue piercing has been furnished with proper identification showing that the individual is 18 years of age or older; and

(b) The person to perform the tongue piercing reasonably believes such a minor to be 18 years of age or older.

III. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a violation.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.