Bill Text: VA SB467 | 2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Smoking; prohibition on public school grounds and public school administration building.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-10 - House: Left in General Laws [SB467 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-SB467-Engrossed.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 15.2-2824 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §15.2-2824. Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation. A. Smoking shall be prohibited in (i) elevators, regardless of
capacity, except in any open material hoist elevator not intended for use by
the general public; (ii) public school buses; (iii) the interior and on the
grounds of any public elementary, intermediate, and secondary school,
[ and
] the interior of any public school administration building [ B. No person shall smoke in any area or place specified in subsection A and any person who continues to smoke in such area or place after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25. C. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under §32.1-366. |