2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 63 - Minors
Section 6306.1 - Use of tobacco in schools prohibited

     § 6306.1.  Use of tobacco in schools prohibited.
        (a)  Offense defined.--A pupil who possesses or uses tobacco
     in a school building, a school bus or on school property owned
     by, leased by or under the control of a school district commits
     a summary offense.
        (b)  Grading.--A pupil who commits an offense under this
     section shall be subject to prosecution initiated by the local
     school district and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay
     a fine of not more than $50 for the benefit of the school
     district in which such offending pupil resides and to pay court
     costs. When a pupil is charged with violating subsection (a),
     the court may admit the offender to an adjudication alternative
     as authorized under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1520 (relating to adjudication
     alternative program) in lieu of imposing the fine.
        (c)  Nature of offense.--A summary offense under this section
     shall not be a criminal offense of record, shall not be
     reportable as a criminal act and shall not be placed on the
     criminal record of the offending school-age person if any such
     record exists.
        (d)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection:
        "Pupil."  A person between the ages of 6 and 21 years who is
     enrolled in school.
        "School."  A school operated by a joint board, board of
     directors or school board where pupils are enrolled in
     compliance with Article XIII of the act of March 10, 1949
     (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
     including area vocational schools and intermediate units.
        "Tobacco."  A lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or
     other lighted smoking product and smokeless tobacco in any form.
     (Dec. 4, 1996, P.L.902, No.145, eff. 60 days)

        1996 Amendment.  Act 145 added section 6306.1.