INDIANAPOLIS —
Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require teenagers who want to be spray-tanned in the nude to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The bill also requires anyone younger than 18 to have written approval from a parent or guardian to be spray-tanned, much like the current state law that requires parental approval for minors using indoor tanning booths.
The bill was filed by state Rep. Bruce Borders, a Republican from Jasonville, in response to an incident that occurred at a Linton tanning salon. The salon owner, who is male, applied a spray-on suntan chemical to a nude 15-year-old girl, who had forged a permission note from her mother.
During a hearing on the bill Thursday, Borders said the incident occurred during prom season and the salon owner told him he was “swamped with teenage clients and couldn’t wait for his wife to return to apply the chemical spray.”
Borders found out about the incident when the girl’s mother contacted him after she was told by police that no crime had occurred. Borders said the Indiana State Police told him the same thing.
“The current laws don’t cover this,” Borders told committee members.
The bill would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from getting a spray tan application without a written permission statement signed by a parent or guardian in the presence of the owner, operator or employee of the spray-tanning business.
It also requires a parent or guardian to be present if the minor is fully or partially exposed during the spray-tanning application. The legislation would also require the spray tan to be applied by a person of the same gender as the minor, if the minor is fully or partially exposed.
Violating the law would carry a fine of up to $500 for the first offense; up to $1,000 for a second offense. No vote was taken on the bill; it’s expected to come up for a vote at a later committee hearing.
— Maureen Hayden is the Statehouse bureau chief for the CNHI newspapers in Indiana. She can be reached at maureen.hayden@indianamediagroup.com.
Recent Local News
Spray-tanning minors would need parent present under bill
Possible legislation follows complaint from parent of 15-year-old girl
- Recent Local News
-
-
Memorial Day 2012
- News and Tribune briefs for May 29, 2012
-
HAYDEN: More thoughts on the ‘no’ votes
Many said they didn’t vote in the primary because they didn’t want the tag that would come with it: In having to ask for either a Democratic or Republican ballot — as required in primary voting — they feared or loathed the idea of being seen as loyal to a party.
-
Sweat Equity
-
Steamboat Museum will dedicate Pilothouse at June 9 ceremony
The bell from the steamboat Mississippi Queen will also be dedicated at this time.
The Mississippi Queen was built at JeffBoat in 1976 and scrapped in 2011. -
Lugar says he won’t campaign for Mourdock
Lugar issued a statement chastising Mourdock for his unwillingness to compromise after the tea party favorite soundly beat him in the May 8 primary election.
-
Grants available to downtown Jeffersonville residents
“The goal of this program is to strengthen the historic core of our community and to promote ongoing economic development in Jeffersonville,” said Jay Ellis, executive director of Jeffersonville Main Street Inc.
-
SWEET TREAT: Volunteers see the attraction of annual Starlight Strawberry Festival
-
Board chair: Parks district best solution for New Albany and Floyd County
Mayor Jeff Gahan’s veto of a new parks deal between the city and county was upheld earlier this month by the New Albany City Council. While the Floyd County Council agreed to still pay an additional $100,000 toward the parks department for the remainder of the year, the city and county remain under a prior agreement that led to funding discrepancies in the past.
-
THE 'V' WORD: SUB: Prosser Career Education Center moves away from stigma of ‘vocational’ school
- TARC sets Memorial Day and Kennedy Bridge route changes
- Indiana man releases hostages, fatally shoots self
-
Vietnam veteran receives medals 46 years after active duty ends
- More travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend
-
Pence talks bridges, jobs during Southern Indiana swing
“I think everyone senses with the recent bridges agreement, the potential for extraordinary growth,” said Mike Pence, a U.S. House member who is seeking to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels and retain the gubernatorial seat for the Republican Party.
- More Recent Local News Headlines
-
