Report Title:

Tobacco; Minors; Possession

Description:

Prohibits possession of tobacco products by minors under age 18.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

64

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF TOBACCO BY MINORS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 709-908, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows:

"(3) It shall be unlawful for a minor under eighteen years of age to purchase or possess any tobacco product, as described under subsection (1). 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 law enforcement activity or a study authorized by the department of health under the supervision of law enforcement to determine the level of incidence of tobacco sales to minors."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

"INTRODUCED BY:

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