Chapter 088

2011 -- S 0666

Enacted 06/21/11

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN

Introduced By: Senators Metts, Pichardo, Crowley, Jabour, and Doyle

Date Introduced: March 10, 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.

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LC01919

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