California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §118948: (a) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, in which there is a minor.
Infraction
What this law says, in plain English
Smoking a tobacco product in a motor vehicle occupied by a minor is unlawful and punishable by a fine up to $100.
Read the full statutory text
(a) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, in which there is a minor. (b) For purposes of this section, “smoke” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code. (c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code. (d) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
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