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2011 SESSION

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HB 1933 Smoking; prohibited on any public playground, penalty.

Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Smoking on public playgrounds; penalty.  Provides that smoking shall be prohibited on any public playground. The bill defines "public playground" as any real property owned or operated by the state or a locality or otherwise open to the general public. The bill further provides that (i) any person who continues to smoke on a public playground after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25, (ii) any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a violation; and (iii) any civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the locality where the offense occurred and shall be expended solely for public health purposes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100965D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100965D
• 01/11/11  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/08/11  House: Left in General Laws