Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 20-27-1903 - Tobacco use - Prohibitions(a) A person shall not knowingly smoke tobacco in a motor vehicle in which a child who is less than fourteen (14) years of age is a passenger.(b)(1) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).(2) If a person is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this section, court costs under § 16-10-305 or other costs or fees shall not be assessed.(3) A person who proves to the court that he or she has entered into a smoking cessation program may have his or her fine eliminated for a first offense violation of this section.Amended by Act 2015, No. 1264,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015.Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 3; 2011, No. 811, § 1.