H 3317 General Bill, By Bales
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A MOTOR
 VEHICLE TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE
 A PENALTY.

   01/27/09  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   01/27/09  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, 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 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-3910.    (A)    It is unlawful for an occupant of a private or public passenger motor vehicle to smoke a tobacco product.

(B)    It is unlawful for an occupant of a private or public passenger motor vehicle to smoke a tobacco product while a child who is not more than ten years old is also an occupant of the motor vehicle.

(C)    A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days."