New York A00337 prohibits smoking tobacco in motor vehicles when a minor under 18 is present.

New York A00337 amends the vehicle and traffic law to prohibit smoking tobacco in motor vehicles where a minor less than 18 years of age is a passenger. Violators, who must be 21 years of age or older, face a traffic infraction. The bill includes a rebuttable presumption that holding a lighted tobacco product near the mouth constitutes smoking. The act will take effect 120 days after it becomes law.

New York A00337 prohibits smoking tobacco in motor vehicles when a minor under 18 is present.

New York A00337 amends the vehicle and traffic law to prohibit smoking tobacco in motor vehicles where a minor less than 18 years of age is a passenger. Violators, who must be 21 years of age or older, face a traffic infraction. The bill includes a rebuttable presumption that holding a lighted tobacco product near the mouth constitutes smoking. The act will take effect 120 days after it becomes law.