5190-S.E AMH LJ H2648.1

ESSB 5190 - H COMM AMDS ADOPTED 4/5/95

By Committee on Law & Justice

    On page 1, at the beginning of line 7, strike "sixteen" and insert "eighteen"

    On page 1, line 7, after "misdemeanor." insert "It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the person applying the tattoo did not know the minor's age unless the person applying the tattoo establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she made a reasonable, bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of a driver's license or other picture identification card or paper and did not rely solely on the oral allegations or apparent age of the minor."

EFFECT:  Changes the age at which it is unlawful to apply a tattoo to a minor from under the age of sixteen to under the age of eighteen and provides that it is not a defense that the person applying the tattoo did not know the age of the minor unless he or she made a reasonable, bona fide effort to ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of picture identification.

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