A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 56-5-3910 so as to PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH A MINOR IS A PASSENGER AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 5653910. (A) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle while a person who is less than eighteen years old is a passenger.

(B) As contained in this section, “tobacco product” means a product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption.

(C) A person who violates this section must be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each violation.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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