S.B. 87 Enrolled

ATTEMPTED PURCHASE OF TOBACCO BY
CHILDREN
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
Lorin V. Jones

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; AMENDING UNDERAGED POSSESSION OF
TOBACCO LAW TO INCLUDE A PROHIBITION ON THE ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
76-10-105, as last amended by Chapter 194, Laws of Utah 1989
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 76-10-105 is amended to read:
76-10-105. Buying or possessing cigars, cigarettes, or tobacco by minors -- Penalty
-- Compliance officer authority -- Juvenile court jurisdiction.
(1) Any person under the age of 19 years who buys or attempts to buy, accepts, or has in
his possession any cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in any form is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, or
may be subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(2) A compliance officer appointed by a board of education under Section 53A-3-402 may
issue citations for violations of this section committed on school property. Cited violations shall
be reported to the appropriate juvenile court.