15.2-2824 - Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-2824. Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation.

A. Smoking shall be prohibited in (i) elevators, regardless of capacity,except in any open material hoist elevator not intended for use by thegeneral public; (ii) public school buses; (iii) the interior of any publicelementary, intermediate, and secondary school; (iv) hospital emergencyrooms; (v) local or district health departments; (vi) polling rooms; (vii)indoor service lines and cashier lines; (viii) public restrooms in anybuilding owned or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; (ix) theinterior of a child day center licensed pursuant to § 63.2-1701 that is notalso used for residential purposes; however, this prohibition shall not applyto any area of a building not utilized by a child day center, unlessotherwise prohibited by this chapter; and (x) public restrooms of health carefacilities.

B. No person shall smoke in any area or place specified in subsection A andany person who continues to smoke in such area or place after having beenasked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not morethan $25.

C. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into theVirginia Health Care Fund established under § 32.1-366.

(2009, cc. 153, 154.)