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Governor kills measure that would allow teens to get tattoos
The Associated Press
August 10, 2005, 5:35 PM CDT
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday killed legislation that would have allowed people younger than 21 to get tattoos.
Blagojevich used amendatory veto power to change a bill that lowered the age to 18. He OK'd other parts of the bill that stiffened penalties for people caught tattooing or doing body piercing on people under 21.
``I don't want my daughters to rush to get tattoos on their 18th birthdays,'' Blagojevich said in a prepared statement. ``At that age, most kids are still in high school and don't have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing your skin.''
The veto could be reversed this fall if the General Assembly votes to override Blagojevich's action. The bill passed both houses with large enough majorities to reach the three-fifths majority vote required for a veto override.
The other parts of the measure that were approved by Blagojevich include tougher penalties for people who tattoo teens or offer them body piercing. The tougher penalty -- up to $1,000 fine and 364 days in jail -- also applies to allowing anyone younger than 18 to be on the premises of a business that conducts tattooing and body piercing without being accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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The bill is HB29. On the Net: http://www.ilga.gov
Copyright © 2005, The Associated Press
Governor kills measure that would allow teens to get tattoos
The Associated Press
August 10, 2005, 5:35 PM CDT
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday killed legislation that would have allowed people younger than 21 to get tattoos.
Blagojevich used amendatory veto power to change a bill that lowered the age to 18. He OK'd other parts of the bill that stiffened penalties for people caught tattooing or doing body piercing on people under 21.
``I don't want my daughters to rush to get tattoos on their 18th birthdays,'' Blagojevich said in a prepared statement. ``At that age, most kids are still in high school and don't have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing your skin.''
The veto could be reversed this fall if the General Assembly votes to override Blagojevich's action. The bill passed both houses with large enough majorities to reach the three-fifths majority vote required for a veto override.
The other parts of the measure that were approved by Blagojevich include tougher penalties for people who tattoo teens or offer them body piercing. The tougher penalty -- up to $1,000 fine and 364 days in jail -- also applies to allowing anyone younger than 18 to be on the premises of a business that conducts tattooing and body piercing without being accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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The bill is HB29. On the Net: http://www.ilga.gov
Copyright © 2005, The Associated Press
At the age of 18, a person can enlist in the military, get married (in fact this age may be less than 18), buy cigarettes, be charged as an adult for committing a crime (this age is actually lower in a lot of cases as well) as well as a number of other "adult" actvities. So why not a tattoo? I think it is absurd that a 20 year old person here in Illinois has to have their parent with them when they go to get a tattoo.
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