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HOUSE BILL NO. 2578 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on February 23, 2009) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Howell, A.T.) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-371.4, relating to the sale of lighters to those under 12 years of age; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-371.4 as follows:

§ 18.2-371.4. Prohibiting the sale of lighters to juveniles under the age of 12.

Any individual who sells a lighter to a person he knows or has reason to know is under the age of 12 shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed $100.

This section may be enforced by the State Fire Marshal's Office; local fire marshals appointed pursuant to § 27-34.2 or 27-34.2:1; or law-enforcement officers.

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2010.