Chapter 098
2011 -- H 5212
Enacted 06/21/11
A N A C T
RELATING TO
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN
Introduced
By: Representatives Diaz, Slater,
Date Introduced: February 03, 2011
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 11-9-13 of the General Laws in Chapter
11-9 entitled "Children" is
hereby amended to read as follows:
11-9-13. Purchase,
sale or delivery of tobacco products to persons under eighteen --
Posting notice of law. -- No
person under eighteen (18) years of age shall purchase, nor shall any
person sell, give or deliver to any person under eighteen
(18) years of age, any tobacco in the
form of cigarettes, bidi
cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, flavored cigars known as “blunts”
unflavored “blunts”, flavored and unflavored blunt wraps,
cigarette rolling papers of any size or
composition, cigarillos, and tiparillos, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, or snuff. Any person,
firm,
or corporation that owns, manages, or operates a place
of business in which tobacco products are
sold, including sales through cigarette vending machines,
shall post notice of this law
conspicuously in the place of business in letters at least
three-eighths of an inch (3/8") high.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
=======
LC00367
=======