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Penalties
for Non-Compliance
with Tobacco Laws
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26-42-103-Penalties
for Sale of Tobacco To Youth
(1)
If, following an investigation or issuance of a citation
or information under Section 77-39-101, an enforcing
agency determines under Section 26-42-104 that a licensee
or any employee has sold tobacco to a person younger
than 19 years of age, as prohibited by Section 76-10-104,
the enforcing agency may impose upon the licensee
the following administrative penalties:
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| Offense |
*Penalty |
| 1st
Offense |
Not
more than $300 |
| 2nd
Offense |
Not more than $750 |
| 3rd
Offense |
Not
more than $1,000 and up to 30 day suspension of
tobacco license |
| 4th
Offense |
Not more than $1,000 and 1 year revocation of tobacco
license |
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*Offenses,
fines, and revocations are based on a 12 month "rolling
window".
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76-10-104.
Providing cigars, cigarettes, or tobacco to minors --
Penalties.
(1) Any person who knowingly, intentionally, recklessly,
or with criminal negligence provides any cigar, cigarette,
or tobacco in any form, to any person under 19 years
of age, is guilty of a class C misdemeanor on the first
offense, a class B misdemeanor on the second offense,
and a class A misdemeanor on subsequent offenses.
Utah
Criminal Code
Misdemeanors and Infractions
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Classification |
Imprisonment |
Fines-Person |
Class
A Misdemeanor
76-3-104
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A
term not exceeding one year
76-3-204 |
Not
exceeding $2,500
76-3-301 |
Class
B Misdemeanor
76-3-104
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A
term not exceeding six months
76-3-204 |
Not
exceeding $1,000
76-3-301 |
Class
C Misdemeanor
76-3-104
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A
term not exceeding ninety days
76-3-204
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Not
exceeding $750
76-3-301
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Infractions are
not classified
76-3-105
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May not be imprisoned.
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A person convicted of an infraction may
not be imprisoned but may be subject to
fine, forfeiture, and disqualification,
or any combination |
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Not exceeding $750
76-3-301
2)
Whenever a person is
convicted of an infraction and no punishment
is specified, the person may be fined as
for a Class C Misdemeanor |
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