Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 9.74 TOBACCO TO MINORS
9.74.010 Possession of tobacco by minors.
9.74.010 Possession of tobacco by minors.
A person under the age of eighteen who purchases, uses or attempts to
purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco
products commits a class 3 civil infraction under RCW Chapter 7.80 and is
subject to a fine as set out in RCW Chapter 7.80 or participation in up to four
hours of community service, or both. The court may also require participation in
a smoking cessation program. 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. (Ord. 999 § 2, 1998).
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