2012 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Or Welfare
Chapter 78 - Tobacco
§ 5-78-102 - Possession of cigarette or tobacco product by minor -- Confiscation -- Additional punishment.
(a) A cigarette or tobacco product found in the possession of a person under eighteen (18) years of age may be confiscated by a certified law enforcement officer or a school official and immediately destroyed.
(b) If a minor who is found by a court to be in violation of any statute is also found to be in possession of a cigarette or tobacco product, the court may order the minor to perform up to three (3) hours of community service and to enroll in a tobacco education program, in addition to any other punishment imposed by the court.
(c) (1) Any additional punishment ordered by the court under subsection (b) of this section is not a criminal offense and shall not be recorded as a criminal offense in the records of this state.
(2) All records of a proceeding under this section shall be permanently expunged from any record created or maintained by any agency, department, county, or municipality.
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