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ID H0268

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2013

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits minors age 15 and younger from using tanning devices except when authorized by prescription from a licensed medical provider to treat a medical condition.

  • Requires minors ages 16-18 to obtain in-person parental or legal guardian consent on a written form before using tanning devices, with consent valid for 12 months unless withdrawn earlier or a medical prescription exception applies.

  • Limits authorized minors to no more than 2 uses of tanning devices per week and no more than 1 use within a 24-hour period, unless a parent or guardian sets stricter limits on the consent form.

  • Imposes civil penalties of $100 for first violations, $300 for second violations within one year, and $500 for all subsequent violations, with penalties deposited in the Idaho Millennium Income Fund; provides exemptions for facilities that relied on false identification establishing the minor was 18 or older.

  • Prohibits tanning facilities from making verbal claims or advertising that tanning devices are free from risk and allows local governments to enact more stringent ordinances than state law permits.

Legislative Description

Adds to existing law to prohibit or limit the use of tanning devices by minors, to provide for exceptions, to prohibit a tanning facility from claiming that use of tanning devices is free from risk, to provide for penalties, to provide that penalties assessed shall be deposited in the Idaho Millennium Income Fund and to provide a scope for local governments.

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Last Action

Filed in Office of the Chief Clerk

3/18/2013

Full Bill Text

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