HOUSE BILL No. 5407

November 8, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Moolenaar, Vander Veen, Newell, Lemmons, Jr., Palsrok, Gaffney, Ward, Kolb, Kahn and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 676c.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 676c. (1) A person shall not possess a lit tobacco

 

product in a motor vehicle if an individual less than 18 years of

 

age is occupying the motor vehicle.

 

     (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a

 

civil infraction.

 

     (3) Points shall not be assessed under section 320a for a

 

violation of this section.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "tobacco product" means that term

 

as defined in section 2 of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA


 

327, MCL 205.422.