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SENATE BILL NO. 467
Senate Amendments in [ ] – February 10, 2012
A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2824 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to prohibitions on smoking in public schools.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Northam
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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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 [ , and in
the interior of buildings where school-sponsored events are being held off-site
] ; (iv) hospital emergency rooms; (v) local or district health departments;
(vi) polling rooms; (vii) indoor service lines and cashier lines; (viii) public
restrooms in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency
thereof; (ix) the interior of a child day center licensed pursuant to §
63.2-1701 that is not also used for residential purposes; however, this
prohibition shall not apply to any area of a building not utilized by a child
day center, unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter; and (x) public
restrooms of health care facilities.
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.
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