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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RHODE ISLAND PROTECTION | |
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FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE FOR CHILDREN ACT OF 2009 | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Doyle, Perry, Miller, and DiPalma | |
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Date Introduced: February 04, 2009 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
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CHAPTER 53 |
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THE RHODE ISLAND PROTECTION FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE FOR CHILDREN |
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ACT OF 2009 |
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31-53-1. Short title. -- This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rhode Island |
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"Protection From Secondhand Smoke For Children Act of 2009." |
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31-53-2. Definitions. -- For the purposes of this chapter "motor vehicle" means any |
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motor vehicle, except a school bus, church bus, and other public conveyance, which is required |
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by federal or state law or regulation to be equipped with a passenger restraint system. |
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31-53-3. Prohibition of smoking with child passenger. -- Smoking, as defined in |
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section 23-20.10-2, shall be prohibited in all motor vehicles in which a child is restrained or |
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required to be restrained pursuant to subsection 31-22-22(a). |
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31-53-4. Penalties. -- (a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, |
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upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). |
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(b) If a person is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for |
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violation of this chapter, no court costs or other costs or fees shall be assessed. |
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(c) Any person who proves to the court that he or she has entered into a smoking |
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cessation program may have his or her fine eliminated for a first offense violation of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - RHODE ISLAND PROTECTION | |
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FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE FOR CHILDREN ACT OF 2009 | |
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This act would create the "Rhode Island Protection From Secondhand Smoke For |
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Children Act of 2009" which prohibits smoking in any vehicle in which a child is required to be |
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restrained in a child passenger safety seat. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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