| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to motor vehicle operation; prohibiting |
| 3 | smoking in a motor vehicle in which certain minors are |
| 4 | passengers; providing for secondary enforcement; providing |
| 5 | penalties; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. (1) A person who smokes or possesses any |
| 10 | lighted tobacco product in a motor vehicle in which a minor who |
| 11 | is younger than 7 years of age or weighs less than 60 pounds is |
| 12 | a passenger commits a nonmoving violation, punishable as |
| 13 | provided in chapter 318, Florida Statutes. |
| 14 | (2) Enforcement of this section must be accomplished only |
| 15 | as a secondary action when a driver has been detained for a |
| 16 | suspected violation of another offense. |
| 17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |