§ 1134b.
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§ 1134b. Using tobacco or cannabis in a motor vehicle with child present
(a)A person shall not possess a lighted tobacco product or use a tobacco substitute as defined in 7 V.S.A. § 1001 in a motor vehicle that is occupied by a child required to be properly restrained in a federally approved child passenger restraining system pursuant to subdivision 1258(a)(1) or
(2)of this title.
(b)A person shall not use cannabis as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 4201 in a motor vehicle that is occupied by a child under 18 years of age.
(c)(1) A person who violates subsection
(a)of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100.00 and no points shall be assessed.
(2)A person who violates subsection
(b)of this section commits a misdemeanor crime and shall be subject to the following penalties:
(A)a fine of not more than $500.00 for a first offense;
(B)a fine of not more than $750.00 for a second offense; and
(C)a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for a third or subsequent offense.
(3)A person who violates subsection
(b)of this section shall be assessed two points. (Added 2013, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; amended 2015, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2025, No. 18, § 42, eff. May 13, 2025.)