Bill Text: SC S0026 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Smoking in car; unlawful to smoke in car with a minor in the vehicle
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [S0026 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-S0026-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 26
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 56-5-3910 so as to PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH A MINOR IS A PASSENGER AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 5653910. (A) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle while a person who is less than eighteen years old is a passenger.
(B) As contained in this section, "tobacco product" means a product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption.
(C) A person who violates this section must be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each violation.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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