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91_SB0106 LRB9101716RCks 1 AN ACT to amend Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act by changing 2 the title of the Act and Sections 0.01, 1, and 2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended 6 by changing the title of the Act and Sections 0.01, 1, and 2 7 as follows: 8 (720 ILCS 675/Act title) 9 An Act to prevent the use or possession of tobacco by 10 minorsprohibit minors from buying or selling tobacco in any11of its forms, to prohibit selling, giving or furnishing12tobacco, in any of its forms, to minors, and providing13penalties therefor. 14 (720 ILCS 675/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2356.9) 15 Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 16 Prevention of Tobacco Use bySale of Tobacco toMinors Act. 17 (Source: P.A. 86-1324.) 18 (720 ILCS 675/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2357) 19 Sec. 1. Sale to and possession by minors of tobacco 20 prohibited. 21 (a) No minor under 18 years of age shall buy any cigar, 22 cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in any of its forms. 23 No person shall sell, buy for, distribute samples of or 24 furnish any cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco or tobacco in 25 any of its forms, to any minor under 18 years of age. 26 (b) No minor under 18 years of age shall possess any 27 cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its 28 forms. 29 (c) For the purpose of this Section, "smokeless tobacco" -2- LRB9101716RCks 1 means any tobacco products that are suitable for dipping or 2 chewing. 3 (d) Tobacco products listed in this Sectionabovemay be 4 sold through a vending machine only in the following 5 locations: 6 (1) Factories, businesses, offices, private clubs, 7 and other places not open to the general public. 8 (2) Places to which minors under 18 years of age 9 are not permitted access. 10 (3) Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and 11 consumed on the premises. 12 (4) Places where the vending machine is under the 13 direct supervision of the owner of the establishment or 14 an employee over 18 years of age. The sale of tobacco 15 products from a vending machine under direct supervision 16 of the owner or an employee of the establishment is 17 considered a sale of tobacco products by that person. As 18 used in this subdivision, "direct supervision" means that 19 the owner or employee has an unimpeded line of sight to 20 the vending machine. 21 (5) Places where the vending machine can only be 22 operated by the owner or an employee over age 18 either 23 directly or through a remote control device if the device 24 is inaccessible to all customers. 25 (Source: P.A. 89-181, eff. 7-19-95.) 26 (720 ILCS 675/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358) 27 Sec. 2. Any person who violates subsection (a) of 28 Section 1any provisionof this Act is guilty of a petty 29 offense and for the first offense shall be fined $200, $400 30 for the second offense in a 12-month period, and $600 for the 31 third or any subsequent offense in a 12-month period. Any 32 person who violates subsection (b) of Section 1 of this Act 33 is guilty of a petty offense and the court may impose a term -3- LRB9101716RCks 1 of up to 25 hours of community service for the first offense, 2 a term of up to 25 hours of community service and a fine not 3 to exceed $25 for the second offense in a 12-month period, 4 and a term of up to 30 hours of community service and a fine 5 not to exceed $50 for the third or any subsequent offense in 6 a 12-month period. One-half of each fine collected under 7 this Section shall be distributed to the unit of local 8 government or other entity that successfully prosecuted the 9 offender and one-half shall be remitted to the State to be 10 used for enforcing this Act. 11 (Source: P.A. 88-418.)