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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."
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