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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1504
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1504  by  replacing
 3    the title with the following:
 4        "AN  ACT  to  amend  the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act by
 5    changing the title, Sections 0.01 and 2  and  adding  Section
 6    1.5."; and
 7    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 8    following:
 9        "Section 5.  The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended
10    by changing the title, Sections 0.01 and 2 and adding Section
11    1.5 as follows:
12        (720 ILCS 675/Act title)
13        An Act  to  prohibit  minors  from  buying,  or  selling,
14    possessing, or using tobacco in any of its forms, to prohibit
15    selling,  giving  or furnishing tobacco, in any of its forms,
16    to minors, and providing penalties therefor.
17    (Source: L. 1887, p. 298. Title amended by L. 1965, p. 2839.)
18        (720 ILCS 675/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2356.9)
19        Sec. 0.01.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
20    Sale  of  Tobacco  to  and  Possession  and Use of Tobacco by
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 1    Minors Act.
 2    (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
 3        (720 ILCS 675/1.5 new)
 4        Sec.  1.5.  Juvenile  possession   and   consumption   of
 5    tobacco.
 6        (a)   No  person  under  18 years of age shall possess or
 7    use any tobacco product.
 8        (b)  Any person under 18 years of age who  violates  this
 9    Section   is guilty of a petty offense, and shall be punished
10    by a fine not  to exceed $25 for a first offense, $50  for  a
11    second  offense  and  $100 for a third or subsequent offense.
12    Persons convicted  under this  Section  may  be  required  to
13    complete  up  to 100  hours of community service.  Where such
14    programs are available,    disposition  may  also  include  a
15    requirement  for  participation  in    an educational program
16    addressing the risks of tobacco  consumption.  It  shall  not
17    be  considered a violation of this  Section for persons under
18    18 years of age to purchase  or  possess    tobacco  products
19    while  participating  in a program for monitoring  compliance
20    with this  Section  conducted  by  a  local  law  enforcement
21    agency,  as  long  as  those  persons  are  supervised by the
22    personnel of a local law enforcement agency, and the  consent
23    of a parent or  guardian is obtained.
24        (c)  Law enforcement agencies, acting in conjunction with
25    the    State's Attorney of the county in which they function,
26    may    establish  and  implement  alternative  programs   for
27    enforcing  this    Section.   These  programs, which shall be
28    voluntary, may include,  but are not limited to  the  use  of
29    peer  courts  or  teen  courts,  and    the  prescription  of
30    educational or community service activities.
31        (720 ILCS 675/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358)
32        Sec.  2.   Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.5 of
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 1    this Act, any person who violates any provision of  this  Act
 2    is  guilty of a petty offense and for the first offense shall
 3    be fined $200, $400 for the  second  offense  in  a  12-month
 4    period, and $600 for the third or any subsequent offense in a
 5    12-month  period.  One-half of each fine collected under this
 6    Section shall be distributed to the unit of local  government
 7    or other entity that successfully prosecuted the offender and
 8    one-half  shall  be  remitted  to  the  State  to be used for
 9    enforcing this Act.
10    (Source: P.A. 88-418.)".

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