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HOUSE BILL 1078
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Representatives Pennington, Mielke, Carlson, Boldt, McMorris, Delvin, Keiser, Quall, DeBolt, Sterk, Cooke, Smith and Anderson
Read first time 01/13/97. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to possession or use of tobacco by minors; amending RCW 70.155.080; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 70.155.080 and 1993 c 507 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
A person under the age of eighteen who possesses, uses, purchases, or attempts to purchase or obtains or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to a fine as set out in chapter 7.80 RCW or participation in a smoking cessation program, or both. This provision does not apply if a person under the age of eighteen, with parental authorization, is participating in a controlled purchase as part of a liquor control board, law enforcement, or local health department activity.
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