A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT raising the age to give or donate blood without parental consent from SIXTEEN to EIGHTEEN years old.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 130A‑412.31 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A‑412.31.  Giving of blood by persons 18 years of age or more.
A person who is 18 years of age or more may give or donate blood to an individual, hospital, blood bank or blood collection center without the consent of the parent or parents or guardian of the donor. It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 18 years to sell blood."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.