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2017 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals
Part 1 - Cigarettes and Tobacco and Psychotoxic Chemical Solvents
Section 105 - Buying or possessing a cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco by a minor -- Penalty -- Compliance officer authority -- Juvenile court jurisdiction.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 76-10-105 (2017)
Effective 8/1/2017
76-10-105. Buying or possessing a cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco by a minor -- Penalty -- Compliance officer authority -- Juvenile court jurisdiction.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2017 General Session
76-10-105. Buying or possessing a cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco by a minor -- Penalty -- Compliance officer authority -- Juvenile court jurisdiction.
- (1) Any 18 year old person who buys or attempts to buy, accepts, or has in the person's possession any cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco in any form is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and subject to:
- (a) a minimum fine or penalty of $60; and
- (b) participation in a court-approved tobacco education program, which may include a participation fee.
- (2) Any person under the age of 18 who buys or attempts to buy, accepts, or has in the person's possession any cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, or tobacco in any form is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and subject to Section 78A-6-602, unless the violation is committed on school property. If a violation under this section is adjudicated under Section 78A-6-117, the minor may be subject to the following:
- (a) a fine or penalty, in accordance with Section 78A-6-117; and
- (b) participation in a court-approved tobacco education program, which may include a participation fee.
- (3) A compliance officer appointed by a board of education under Section 53A-3-402 may not issue a citation for a violation of this section committed on school property. A cited violation committed on school property shall be addressed in accordance with Section 53A-11-911.
Amended by Chapter 330, 2017 General Session
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