98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3678

Introduced 1/6/2015, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 675/1.5
720 ILCS 675/2 from Ch. 23, par. 2358

Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Provides that a person under 18 years of age shall not possess an alternative nicotine product. Establishes penalties.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale
5and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act is amended by changing
6Sections 1.5 and 2 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 675/1.5)
8 Sec. 1.5. Distribution of alternative nicotine products to
9persons under 18 years of age prohibited.
10 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "alternative nicotine
11product" means a product or device not consisting of or
12containing tobacco that provides for the ingestion into the
13body of nicotine, whether by chewing, smoking, absorbing,
14dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, or by any other
15means. "Alternative nicotine product" excludes cigarettes,
16smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products as these terms are
17defined in Section 1 of this Act and any product approved by
18the United States Food and Drug Administration as a non-tobacco
19product for sale as a tobacco cessation product, as a tobacco
20dependence product, or for other medical purposes, and is being
21marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose.
22 (b) A person, either directly or indirectly by an agent or
23employee, or by a vending machine owned by the person or

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1located in the person's establishment, may not sell, offer for
2sale, give, or furnish any alternative nicotine product, or any
3cartridge or component of an alternative nicotine product, to a
4person under 18 years of age.
5 (c) Before selling, offering for sale, giving, or
6furnishing an alternative nicotine product, or any cartridge or
7component of an alternative nicotine product, to another
8person, the person selling, offering for sale, giving, or
9furnishing the alternative nicotine product shall verify that
10the person is at least 18 years of age by:
11 (1) examining from any person that appears to be under
12 27 years of age a government-issued photographic
13 identification that establishes the person is at least 18
14 years of age or
15 (2) for sales made though the Internet or other remote
16 sales methods, performing an age verification through an
17 independent, third-party age verification service that
18 compares information available from public records to the
19 personal information entered by the person during the
20 ordering process that establishes the person is 18 years of
21 age or older.
22 (d) A person under 18 years of age shall not possess an
23alternative nicotine product.
24(Source: P.A. 98-350, eff. 1-1-14.)
25 (720 ILCS 675/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2358)

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1 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1055)
2 Sec. 2. Penalties.
3 (a) Any person who violates subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-6)
4of Section 1 or Section 1.5 of this Act is guilty of a petty
5offense and for the first offense shall be fined $200, $400 for
6the second offense in a 12-month period, and $600 for the third
7or any subsequent offense in a 12-month period.
8 (b) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or
9subsection (d) of Section 1.5 he or she is guilty of a petty
10offense and the court may impose a sentence of 15 hours of
11community service or a fine of $25 for a first violation.
12 (c) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7) of
13Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5 that occurs within
1412 months after the first violation is punishable by a fine of
15$50 and 25 hours of community service.
16 (d) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of
17subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5
18that occurs within 12 months after the first violation is
19punishable by a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service.
20 (e) Any second or subsequent violation not within the
2112-month time period after the first violation is punishable as
22provided for a first violation.
23 (f) If a minor is convicted of or placed on supervision for
24a violation of subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or subsection (d)
25of Section 1.5, the court may, in its discretion, and upon
26recommendation by the State's Attorney, order that minor and

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1his or her parents or legal guardian to attend a smoker's
2education or youth diversion program if that program is
3available in the jurisdiction where the offender resides.
4Attendance at a smoker's education or youth diversion program
5shall be time-credited against any community service time
6imposed for any first violation of subsection (a-7) of Section
71 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5. In addition to any other
8penalty that the court may impose for a violation of subsection
9(a-7) of Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5, the court,
10upon request by the State's Attorney, may in its discretion
11require the offender to remit a fee for his or her attendance
12at a smoker's education or youth diversion program.
13 (g) For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education
14program" or "youth diversion program" includes, but is not
15limited to, a seminar designed to educate a person on the
16physical and psychological effects of smoking tobacco products
17and alternative nicotine products and the health consequences
18of smoking tobacco products and alternative nicotine products
19that can be conducted with a locality's youth diversion
20program.
21 (h) All moneys collected as fines for violations of
22subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6), or (a-7) of Section 1 and
23subsection (d) of Section 1.5 shall be distributed in the
24following manner:
25 (1) one-half of each fine shall be distributed to the
26 unit of local government or other entity that successfully

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1 prosecuted the offender; and
2 (2) one-half shall be remitted to the State to be used
3 for enforcing this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 98-350, eff. 1-1-14.)
5 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1055)
6 Sec. 2. Penalties.
7 (a) Any person who violates subsection (a) or (a-5) of
8Section 1 or Section 1.5 of this Act is guilty of a petty
9offense. For the first offense in a 24-month period, the person
10shall be fined $200 if his or her employer has a training
11program that facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco
12laws. For the second offense in a 24-month period, the person
13shall be fined $400 if his or her employer has a training
14program that facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco
15laws. For the third offense in a 24-month period, the person
16shall be fined $600 if his or her employer has a training
17program that facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco
18laws. For the fourth or subsequent offense in a 24-month
19period, the person shall be fined $800 if his or her employer
20has a training program that facilitates compliance with
21minimum-age tobacco laws. For the purposes of this subsection,
22the 24-month period shall begin with the person's first
23violation of the Act. The penalties in this subsection are in
24addition to any other penalties prescribed under the Cigarette
25Tax Act and the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.

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1 (a-5) Any person who violates subsection (a) or (a-5) of
2Section 1 or Section 1.5 of this Act is guilty of a petty
3offense. For the first offense, the retailer shall be fined
4$200 if it does not have a training program that facilitates
5compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws. For the second
6offense, the retailer shall be fined $400 if it does not have a
7training program that facilitates compliance with minimum-age
8tobacco laws. For the third offense, the retailer shall be
9fined $600 if it does not have a training program that
10facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws. For the
11fourth or subsequent offense in a 24-month period, the retailer
12shall be fined $800 if it does not have a training program that
13facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws. For the
14purposes of this subsection, the 24-month period shall begin
15with the person's first violation of the Act. The penalties in
16this subsection are in addition to any other penalties
17prescribed under the Cigarette Tax Act and the Tobacco Products
18Tax Act of 1995.
19 (a-6) For the purpose of this Act, a training program that
20facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws must
21include at least the following elements: (i) it must explain
22that only individuals displaying valid identification
23demonstrating that they are 18 years of age or older shall be
24eligible to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products; (ii) it
25must explain where a clerk can check identification for a date
26of birth; and (iii) it must explain the penalties that a clerk

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1and retailer are subject to for violations of the Prevention of
2Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco
3Products Act.
4 (b) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or
5subsection (d) of Section 1.5 he or she is guilty of a petty
6offense and the court may impose a sentence of 25 hours of
7community service and a fine of $50 for a first violation. If a
8minor violates subsection (a-6) of Section 1, he or she is
9guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
10 (c) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7) of
11Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5 that occurs within
1212 months after the first violation is punishable by a fine of
13$75 and 50 hours of community service.
14 (d) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of
15subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5
16that occurs within 12 months after the first violation is
17punishable by a $200 fine and 50 hours of community service.
18 (e) Any second or subsequent violation not within the
1912-month time period after the first violation is punishable as
20provided for a first violation.
21 (f) If a minor is convicted of or placed on supervision for
22a violation of subsection (a-6) or (a-7) of Section 1 or
23subsection (d) of Section 1.5, the court may, in its
24discretion, and upon recommendation by the State's Attorney,
25order that minor and his or her parents or legal guardian to
26attend a smoker's education or youth diversion program if that

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1program is available in the jurisdiction where the offender
2resides. Attendance at a smoker's education or youth diversion
3program shall be time-credited against any community service
4time imposed for any first violation of subsection (a-7) of
5Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5. In addition to any
6other penalty that the court may impose for a violation of
7subsection (a-7) of Section 1 or subsection (d) of Section 1.5,
8the court, upon request by the State's Attorney, may in its
9discretion require the offender to remit a fee for his or her
10attendance at a smoker's education or youth diversion program.
11 (g) For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education
12program" or "youth diversion program" includes, but is not
13limited to, a seminar designed to educate a person on the
14physical and psychological effects of smoking tobacco products
15and alternative nicotine products and the health consequences
16of smoking tobacco products and alternative nicotine products
17that can be conducted with a locality's youth diversion
18program.
19 (h) All moneys collected as fines for violations of
20subsection (a), (a-5), (a-6), or (a-7) of Section 1 and
21subsection (d) of Section 1.5 shall be distributed in the
22following manner:
23 (1) one-half of each fine shall be distributed to the
24 unit of local government or other entity that successfully
25 prosecuted the offender; and
26 (2) one-half shall be remitted to the State to be used

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1 for enforcing this Act.
2 Any violation of subsection (a) or (a-5) of Section 1 or
3Section 1.5 shall be reported to the Department of Revenue
4within 7 business days.
5(Source: P.A. 98-350, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1055, eff. 1-1-16.)
6 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
7changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
8that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
9represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
10not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
11made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
12Public Act.