SB 345 Summary

• Requires tanning facilities to have a knowledgeable operator present during business hours who can inform customers about proper tanning bed use and verify age for minors.

• Mandates all tanning facility users sign a written statement acknowledging they understand the warnings and agree to use protective eyewear.

• Requires persons under 18 years old to obtain written parental or legal guardian consent before using tanning devices, with signatures made in the presence of facility staff.

• Defines "tanning device" as equipment emitting electromagnetic radiation for skin tanning and "tanning facility" as any establishment providing access to tanning devices (excluding private residences offered free of charge).

• Effective date: November 1, 2013.