SB 140, as amended, Leno. Electronic cigarettes.
Existing law, the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act, prohibits a person from selling or otherwise furnishing tobacco products to minors. Existing law permits enforcing agencies to assess various civil penalties for violations of the STAKE Act. Existing law makes it a crime to furnish tobacco products to minors. Existing law also prohibits a person from selling or otherwise furnishing an electronic cigarette to minors, and makes a violation punishable as an infraction.
This bill would define the term “smoking” for purposes of the STAKE Act. The bill would also change the STAKE Act’s definition of tobacco products to include electronic devices, such as electronic cigarettes, that deliver nicotine or other vaporized liquids, and make furnishing such a tobacco product to a minor a misdemeanor.
begin insertExisting law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law, imposes a tax on the distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products at specified rates, and defines tobacco products for those purposes. end insertExisting law, the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003, requires the State Board of Equalization to administer a statewide program to license manufacturers, importers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of cigarettes and tobaccobegin delete products.end deletebegin insert products, as defined.end insert Under existing law, a violation of this act is a misdemeanor.begin insert
			 Existing law requires a retailer to have in place and maintain a license to engage in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products, as defined, and prescribes procedures for the issuance of and grounds for revocation or suspension of a license. Existing law requires a retailer who seeks to obtain a license to engage in the sale ofend insertbegin insert cigarettes and tobacco products to pay a one-time license fee of $100, as specified. Existing law authorizes the State Board of Equalization or a law enforcement agency that discovers that a retailer or other person possesses, stores, owns, or has made a retail sale of tobacco products on which a tax is due but has not been paid to seize those products, and deems those products forfeited, as specified.end insert
This bill wouldbegin delete change that act’s definition of tobacco products to reflectend deletebegin insert
			 include in the definition of tobacco products for the purposes of those provisions relating to licenses for retailersend insert the STAKE Act’s new definition of tobacco products.begin insert This bill would require a retailer that seeks to sell a tobacco product that is not subject to imposition of a tax under the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law to pay a one-time license fee to engage in the sale of that product, as specified. The bill would except the STAKE Act’s new definition of tobacco products from the provision authorizing seizure of tobacco products described above. The bill would make these provisions operative on October 1, 2016.end insert
Existing law makes it a crime for a person or entity to engage in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products without a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, as specified. Existing law also makes it a crime for a person to continue selling or gifting cigarettes or tobacco products without a valid license or after a notification of suspension or revocation, as specified.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would include in the definition of tobacco products for the purposes of those provisions the STAKE Act’s new definition of tobacco products. The bill would make that provision operative on October 1, 2016.
end insertExisting law prohibits the smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco products in a variety of specified areas. Under existing law, a violation of some of these prohibitions is punishable as an infraction.
This bill would change the location restrictions for smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products to reflect the STAKE Act’s definitions of smoking and tobacco products. The bill would make the use of electronic cigarettes in some of these restricted locations a violation punishable as an infraction.
Existing law prohibits the smoking of medical marijuana in any place where smoking is prohibited by law.
This bill would declare that its provisions do not affect any law or regulation regarding medical marijuana.
By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions 
2Code is amended to read:
For purposes of this division, the following terms 
4have the following meanings:
5(a) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.
6(b) “Enforcing agency” means the State Department of Public 
7Health, another state agency, including, but not limited to, the 
8office of the Attorney General, or a local law enforcement agency, 
P4    1including, but not limited to, a city attorney, district attorney, or 
2county counsel.
3(c) “Smoking” means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying 
4any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted 
5or
						heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, whether 
6natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. “Smoking” 
7includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an 
8aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any 
9oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the 
10prohibition of smoking.
11(d) (1) “Tobacco product” means any of the following:
12(A) A product containing, made, or derived from tobacco or 
13nicotine that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, 
14heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted, sniffed, or 
15ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, 
16cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, or 
17snuff.
18(B) An electronic device that delivers nicotine or other vaporized 
19liquids to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not 
20limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah.
21(C) Any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product, 
22whether or not sold separately.
23(2) “Tobacco product” does not include a product that has been 
24approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for 
25sale as a tobacco cessation product or for other therapeutic purposes 
26where the product is marketed and sold solely for such an approved 
27purpose.
Section 22958 of the Business and Professions Code
29 is amended to read:
(a) An enforcing agency may assess civil penalties 
31against any person, firm, or corporation that sells, gives, or in any 
32way furnishes to another person who is under 18 years of age, any 
33tobacco, cigarette, cigarette papers, any other instrument or 
34paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of 
35tobacco, tobacco products, or any controlled substance, according 
36to the following schedule: (1) a civil penalty of four hundred dollars 
37($400) to six hundred dollars ($600) for the first violation, (2) a 
38civil penalty of nine hundred dollars ($900) to one thousand dollars 
39($1,000) for the second violation within a five-year period, (3) a 
40civil penalty of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) to one 
P5    1thousand eight hundred dollars
						($1,800) for a third violation within 
2a five-year period, (4) a civil penalty of three thousand dollars 
3($3,000) to four thousand dollars ($4,000) for a fourth violation 
4within a five-year period, or (5) a civil penalty of five thousand 
5dollars ($5,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) for a fifth violation 
6within a five-year period.
7(b) (1) In addition to the civil penalties described in subdivision 
8(a), upon the assessment of a civil penalty for the third, fourth, or 
9fifth violation, the department, within 60 days of the date of service 
10of the final administrative adjudication on the parties or payment 
11of the civil penalty for an uncontested violation, shall notify the 
12State Board of Equalization of the violation. The State Board of 
13Equalization shall then assess a civil penalty of two hundred fifty 
14dollars ($250) and
						suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to 
15Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22972) of Division 8.6 in 
16accordance with the following schedule:
17(A) A 45-day suspension of the license for a third violation at 
18the same location within a five-year period.
19(B) A 90-day suspension of the license for a fourth violation at 
20the same location within a five-year period.
21(C) Revocation of the license for a fifth violation at the same 
22location within a five-year period.
23(2) The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 
2455121) of Part 30 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code 
25apply with respect to the collection of the penalty imposed by the 
26State Board
						of Equalization pursuant to paragraph (1).
27(c) (1) For each suspension or revocation pursuant to 
28subdivision (b), the civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) 
29assessed pursuant to that subdivision, notwithstanding Section 
3022953, shall be deposited into the Cigarette and Tobacco Products 
31Compliance Fund established pursuant to Section 22990. Moneys 
32from that civil penalty deposited into this fund shall be made 
33available to the State Board of Equalization, upon appropriation 
34by the Legislature, for the purposes of meeting its duties under 
35subdivision (b).
36(2) The department shall, upon request, provide to the State 
37Board of Equalization information concerning any person, firm, 
38or corporation that has been assessed a civil penalty for violation 
39of
						the STAKE Act pursuant to this section when the department 
40has notified the State Board of Equalization of the violation.
P6    1(d) The enforcing agency shall assess penalties pursuant to the 
2schedule set forth in subdivision (a) against a person, firm, or 
3corporation that sells, offers for sale, or distributes tobacco products 
4from a cigarette or tobacco products vending machine, or a person, 
5firm, or corporation that leases, furnishes, or services these 
6machines in violation of Section 22960.
7(e) An enforcing agency may assess civil penalties against a 
8person, firm, or corporation that sells or deals in tobacco or any 
9preparation thereof, and fails to post conspicuously and keep posted 
10in the place of business at each point of purchase the notice 
11required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
						22952. The civil 
12penalty shall be in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) for 
13the first offense and five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional 
14violation.
15(f) An enforcing agency shall assess penalties in accordance 
16with the schedule set forth in subdivision (a) against a person, firm, 
17or corporation that advertises or causes to be advertised a tobacco 
18product on an outdoor billboard in violation of Section 22961.
19(g) If a civil penalty has been assessed pursuant to this section 
20against a person, firm, or corporation for a single, specific violation 
21of this division, the person, firm, or corporation shall not be 
22prosecuted under Section 308 of the Penal Code for a violation 
23based on the same facts or specific incident for which the civil 
24penalty was assessed. If a
						person, firm, or corporation has been 
25prosecuted for a single, specific violation of Section 308 of the 
26Penal Code, the person, firm, or corporation shall not be assessed 
27a civil penalty under this section based on the same facts or specific 
28incident upon which the prosecution under Section 308 of the Penal 
29Code was based.
30(h) (1) In the case of a corporation or business with more than 
31one retail location, to determine the number of accumulated 
32violations for purposes of the penalty schedule set forth in 
33subdivision (a), violations of this division by one retail location 
34shall not be accumulated against other retail locations of that same 
35corporation or business.
36(2) In the case of a retail location that operates pursuant to a 
37franchise as defined in
						Section 20001, violations of this division 
38accumulated and assessed against a prior owner of a single 
39franchise location shall not be accumulated against a new owner 
P7    1of the same single franchise location for purposes of the penalty 
2schedule set forth in subdivision (a).
3(i) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted pursuant 
4to Section 131071 of the Health and Safety Code, except in cases 
5where a civil penalty is assessed by an enforcing agency other than 
6the department, in which case proceedings shall be conducted 
7pursuant to the procedures of that agency that are consistent with 
8Section 131071 of the Health and Safety Code.
Section 22962 of the Business and Professions Code
10 is amended to read:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
12have the following meanings:
13(1) “Self-service display” means the open display of tobacco 
14products or tobacco paraphernalia in a manner that is accessible 
15to the general public without the assistance of the retailer or 
16employee of the retailer.
17(2) “Tobacco paraphernalia” means cigarette papers or wrappers, 
18blunt wraps as defined in Section 308 of the Penal Code, pipes, 
19holders of smoking materials of all types, cigarette rolling 
20machines, or other instruments or things designed for the smoking 
21or ingestion of tobacco products.
22(3) “Tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in 
23subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions 
24Code.
25(4) “Tobacco store” means a retail business that meets all of the 
26following requirements:
27(A) Primarily sells tobacco products.
28(B) Generates more than 60 percent of its gross revenues 
29annually from the sale of tobacco products and tobacco 
30paraphernalia.
31(C) Does not permit any person under 18 years of age to be 
32present or enter the premises at any time, unless accompanied by 
33the person’s parent or legal guardian, as defined in Section 6903 
34of the Family
						Code.
35(D) Does not sell alcoholic beverages or food for consumption 
36on the premises.
37(b) (1) (A) Except as permitted in subdivision (b) of Section 
3822960, it is unlawful for a person engaged in the retail sale of 
39tobacco products to sell, offer for sale, or display for sale any 
40tobacco product or tobacco paraphernalia by self-service display. 
P8    1A person who violates this section is subject to those civil penalties 
2specified in the schedule in subdivision (a) of Section 22958.
3(B) A person who violates this section is subject to those civil 
4penalties specified in the schedule in subdivision (a) of Section 
522958.
6(2) It is
						unlawful for a person engaged in the retail sale of blunt 
7wraps to place or maintain, or to cause to be placed or maintained, 
8any blunt wraps advertising display within two feet of candy, 
9snack, or nonalcoholic beverage displayed inside any store or 
10business.
11(3) It is unlawful for any person or business to place or maintain, 
12or cause to be placed or maintained, any blunt wrap advertising 
13display that is less than four feet above the floor.
14(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to the display in a tobacco 
15store of cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, or dipping 
16tobacco, provided that in the case of cigars they are generally not 
17sold or offered for sale in a sealed package of the manufacturer or 
18importer containing less than six cigars. In any enforcement action 
19brought
						pursuant to this division, the retail business that displays 
20any of the items described in this subdivision in a self-service 
21display shall have the burden of proving that it qualifies for the 
22exemption established in this subdivision.
23(d) The Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or 
24a district attorney may bring a civil action to enforce this section.
25(e) This section does not preempt or otherwise prohibit the 
26adoption of a local standard that imposes greater restrictions on 
27the access to tobacco products than the restrictions imposed by 
28this section. To the extent that there is an inconsistency between 
29this section and a local standard that imposes greater restrictions 
30on the access to tobacco products, the greater restriction on the 
31access to tobacco products in the
						local standard shall prevail.
Section 22971 of the Business and Professions Code
33 is amended to read:
For purposes of this division, the following terms shall 
35have the following meanings:
36(a) “Board” means the State Board of Equalization.
37(b) “Brand family” has the same meaning as that term is defined 
38in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 30165.1 of the 
39Revenue and Taxation Code.
P9    1(c) “Cigarette” means a cigarette as defined in Section 30003 
2of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
3(d) (1) “Control” or “controlling” means possession, direct or 
4indirect, of the power:
5(A) To vote 25 percent or more of any class of the voting 
6securities issued by a person.
7(B) To direct or cause the direction of the management and 
8policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting 
9securities, by contract, other than a commercial contract for goods 
10or nonmanagement services, or as otherwise provided; however, 
11no individual shall be deemed to control a person solely on account 
12of being a director, officer, or employee of that person.
13(2) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), a person 
14who, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds, with the power 
15to vote, or holds proxies representing 10 percent or more of the 
16then outstanding voting securities issued by another person, is 
17presumed
						to control that other person.
18(3) For purposes of this division, the board may determine 
19whether a person in fact controls another person.
20(e) “Display for sale” means the placement of cigarettes or 
21tobacco products in a vending machine or in retail stock for the 
22purpose of selling or gifting the cigarettes or tobacco products. 
23For purposes of this definition, the clear and easily visible display 
24of cigarettes or tobacco products shall create a rebuttable 
25presumption that either were displayed for sale.
26(f) “Distributor” means a distributor as defined in Section 30011 
27of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
28(g) “Gifting” means any transfer of title or possession without 
29consideration,
						exchange, or barter, in any manner or by any means, 
30of cigarettes or tobacco products that have been purchased for 
31resale under a license issued pursuant to this division if the transfer 
32occurs while the license is suspended or after the effective date of 
33its revocation.
34(h) “Importer” means an importer as defined in Section 30019 
35of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
36(i) “Law enforcement agency” means a sheriff, a police 
37department, or a city, county, or city and county agency or 
38department designated by the governing body of that agency to 
39enforce this chapter or to enforce local smoking and tobacco 
40ordinances and regulations.
P10   1(j) “License” means a license issued by the board pursuant to 
2this division.
3(k) “Licensee” means any person holding a license issued by 
4the board pursuant to this division.
5(l) “Manufacturer” means a manufacturer of cigarettes or 
6tobacco products sold in this state.
7(m) “Notice” or “notification” means, unless as otherwise 
8provided, the written notice or notification provided to a licensee 
9by the board by either actual delivery to the licensee or by 
10first-class mail addressed to the licensee at the address on the 
11license.
12(n) “Package of cigarettes” means a package as defined in 
13Section 30015 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
14(o) “Person” means a person as defined in
						Section 30010 of the 
15Revenue and Taxation Code.
16(p) “Retailer” means a person who engages in this state in the 
17sale of cigarettes or tobacco products directly to the public from 
18a retail location. Retailer includes a person who operates vending 
19machines from which cigarettes or tobacco products are sold in 
20this state.
21(q) “Retail location” means both of the following:
22(1) Any building from which cigarettes or tobacco products are 
23sold at retail.
24(2) A vending machine.
25(r) “Sale” or “sold” means a sale as defined in Section 30006 
26of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
27(s) “Tobacco products” means a product or device as defined 
28in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5.
29(t) “Unstamped package of cigarettes” means a package of 
30cigarettes that does not bear a tax stamp as required under Part 13 
31(commencing with Section 30001) of Division 2 of the Revenue 
32and Taxation Code, including a package of cigarettes that bears a 
33tax stamp of another state or taxing jurisdiction, a package of 
34cigarettes that bears a counterfeit tax stamp, or a stamped or 
35unstamped package of cigarettes that is marked
						“Not for sale in 
36the United States.”
37(u) “Wholesaler” means a wholesaler as defined in Section 
3830016 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
begin insertSection 22971.7 is added to the end insertbegin insertBusiness and 
40Professions Codeend insertbegin insert, end insertimmediately preceding Section 22972begin insert, to read:end insert
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, except as 
2provided in subdivision (b), and notwithstanding subdivision (s) 
3of Section 22971, a “tobacco product” includes a product or device 
4as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5.
5(b) This section does not apply to subdivision (b) of Section 
622974.3.
7(c) This section shall be operative on October 1, 2016.
begin insertSection 22973 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insert
9begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) An application for a license shall be filed on or 
11before April 15, 2004, on a form prescribed by the board and shall 
12include the following:
13(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant.
14(2) The business name, address, and telephone number of each 
15retail location. For applicants who control more than one retail 
16location, an address for receipt of correspondence or notices from 
17the board, such as a headquarters or corporate office of the retailer, 
18shall also be included on the application and listed on the license. 
19Citations issued to licensees shall be forwarded to all addressees 
20on the license.
21(3) A statement by the applicant affirming that the applicant 
22has not been convicted of a felony and has not violated and will 
23not violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions 
24of this division or any rule of the board applicable to the applicant 
25or pertaining to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cigarettes 
26or tobacco products. If the applicant is unable to affirm this 
27statement, the application shall contain a statement by the applicant 
28of the nature of any violation or the reasons that will prevent the 
29applicant from complying with the requirements with respect to 
30the statement.
31(4) If any other licenses or permits have been issued by the 
32board or the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the 
33applicant, the license or permit number of those licenses or permits 
34then in effect.
35(5) A
						statement by the applicant that the contents of the 
36application are complete, true, and correct. Any person who signs 
37a statement pursuant to this subdivision that asserts the truth of 
38any material matter that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a 
39misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to one year in the 
P12   1county jail, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars 
2($1,000), or both the imprisonment and the fine.
3(6) The signature of the applicant.
4(7) Any other information the board may require.
5(b) The board may investigate to determine the truthfulness and 
6completeness of the information provided in the application. The 
7board may issue a license without further investigation to an 
8applicant for a retail location if the applicant holds a valid license 
9from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for
						that same 
10location.
11(c) The board shall provide electronic means for applicants to 
12download and submit applications.
13(d) (1) A one-time license fee of one hundred dollars ($100) 
14shall be submitted with each application. An applicant that owns 
15or controls more than one retail location shall obtain a separate 
16license for each retail location, but may submit a single application 
17for those licenses with a one-time license fee of one hundred dollars 
18($100) per location.
19(2) The one-time fee required by this subdivision does not apply 
20to an application for renewal of a license for a retail location for 
21which the one-time license fee has already been paid. If a license 
22is reinstated after its expiration, the retailer, as a condition 
23precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee of one
24
						hundred dollars ($100).
25(e) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2016, 
26and, as of January 1, 2017, is repealed.
begin insertSection 22973 is added to the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions 
28Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert
(a) An application for a license shall be filed on or 
30before April 15, 2004, on a form prescribed by the board and shall 
31include the following:
32(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant.
33(2) The business name, address, and telephone number of each 
34retail location. For applicants who control more than one retail 
35location, an address for receipt of correspondence or notices from 
36the board, such as a headquarters or corporate office of the 
37retailer, shall also be included on the application and listed on 
38the license. Citations issued to licensees shall be forwarded to all 
39addressees on the license.
P13   1(3) A statement by the applicant affirming that the applicant 
2has not been convicted of a felony and has not violated and will 
3not violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions 
4of this division or any rule of the board applicable to the applicant 
5or pertaining to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cigarettes 
6or tobacco products. If the applicant is unable to affirm this 
7statement, the application shall contain a statement by the 
8applicant of the nature of any violation or the reasons that will 
9prevent the applicant from complying with the requirements with 
10respect to the statement.
11(4) If any other licenses or permits have been issued by the 
12board or the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the 
13applicant, the license or permit number of those licenses or permits 
14then in effect.
15(5) A statement by the applicant that the contents of the
16
						application are complete, true, and correct. Any person who signs 
17a statement pursuant to this subdivision that asserts the truth of 
18any material matter that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a 
19misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to one year in the 
20county jail, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars 
21($1,000), or both the imprisonment and the fine.
22(6) The signature of the applicant.
23(7) Any other information the board may require.
24(b) The board may investigate to determine the truthfulness and 
25completeness of the information provided in the application. The 
26board may issue a license without further investigation to an 
27applicant for a retail location if the applicant holds a valid license 
28from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for that same 
29location.
30(c) The board shall provide electronic means for applicants to 
31download and submit applications.
32(d) (1) A one-time license fee of one hundred dollars ($100) 
33shall be submitted with each application to obtain a license to 
34engage in the sale of a tobacco product, as defined in subdivision 
35(b) of Section 30121 and subdivision (b) of Section 30131.1. An 
36applicant that owns or controls more than one retail location shall 
37obtain a separate license for each retail location, but may submit 
38a single application for those licenses with a one-time license fee 
39of one hundred dollars ($100) per location.
P14   1(2) A one-time license fee in an amount determined by the Board 
2of Equalization shall be submitted with each application to obtain 
3a license to engage in the sale of a tobacco product, as defined in
4
						subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5, that is not subject to a tax 
5imposed by the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law pursuant 
6to Part 13 (commencing with Section 30001) of Division 2 of the 
7Revenue and Taxation Code. The fee collected pursuant to this 
8paragraph shall not exceed the total cost associated with the 
9administration and enforcement of the license.
10(3) The one-time fee required by paragraph (1) of this 
11subdivision does not apply to an application for renewal of a 
12license for a retail location for which the one-time license fee has 
13already been paid. If a license is reinstated after its expiration, 
14the retailer, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall 
15pay a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
16(e) This section shall be operative on October 1, 2016.
begin insertSection 22980.2 of the end insertbegin insertBusiness and Professions Codeend insert
18begin insert is amended to read:end insert
(a) A person or entity that engages in the business 
20of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state either without 
21a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, 
22and each officer of any corporation that so engages in this business, 
23is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 
2422981.
25(b) Each day after notification by the board or by a law 
26enforcement agency that a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, 
27importer, retailer, or any other person required to be licensed under 
28this division offers cigarette and tobacco products for sale or 
29exchange without a valid license for the location from which they 
30are offered for sale shall constitute a separate violation.
31(c) Continued sales or gifting of cigarettes and tobacco products 
32either without a valid license or after a notification of suspension 
33or revocation shall constitute a violation punishable as provided 
34in Section 22981, and shall result in the seizure of all cigarettes 
35and tobacco products in the possession of the person by the board 
36or a law enforcement agency. Any cigarettes and tobacco products 
37seized by the board or by a law enforcement agency shall be 
38deemed forfeited.
39(d) This section shall become inoperative on October 1, 2016, 
40and, as of January 1, 2017, is repealed.
begin insertSection 22980.2 is added to the end insertbegin insertBusiness and 
2Professions Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert
(a) A person or entity that engages in the business 
4of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state either without 
5a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, 
6and each officer of any corporation that so engages in this 
7business, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in 
8Section 22981.
9(b) Each day after notification by the board or by a law 
10enforcement agency that a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, 
11importer, retailer, or any other person required to be licensed 
12under this division offers cigarette and tobacco products for sale 
13or exchange without a valid license for the location from which 
14they are offered for sale shall constitute a separate violation.
15(c) Continued sales or gifting of cigarettes and tobacco products 
16either without a valid license or after a notification of suspension 
17or revocation shall constitute a violation punishable as provided 
18in Section 22981, and shall result in the seizure of all cigarettes 
19and tobacco products in the possession of the person by the board 
20or a law enforcement agency. Any cigarettes and tobacco products 
21seized by the board or by a law enforcement agency shall be 
22deemed forfeited.
23(d) For the purposes of this section, notwithstanding subdivision 
24(s) of Section 22971, “tobacco products” includes a product or 
25device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5.
26(e) This section shall be operative on October 1, 2016.
Section 1947.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
(a) A landlord of a residential dwelling unit, as defined 
30in Section 1940, or his or her agent, may prohibit the smoking of 
31a cigarette, as defined in Section 104556 of the Health and Safety 
32Code, or other tobacco product on the property or in any building 
33or portion of the building, including any dwelling unit, other 
34interior or exterior area, or the premises on which it is located, in 
35accordance with this article.
36(b) (1) Every lease or rental agreement entered into on or after 
37January 1, 2012, for a residential dwelling unit on property on any 
38portion of which the landlord has prohibited the smoking of 
39cigarettes or other tobacco products pursuant to this article
						shall 
40include a provision that specifies the areas on the property where
P16   1
						smoking is prohibited, if the lessee has not previously occupied 
2the dwelling unit.
3(2) For a lease or rental agreement entered into before January 
41, 2012, a prohibition against the smoking of cigarettes or other 
5tobacco products in any portion of the property in which smoking 
6was previously permitted shall constitute a change of the terms of 
7tenancy, requiring adequate notice in writing, to be provided in 
8the manner prescribed in Section 827.
9(c) A landlord who exercises the authority provided in 
10subdivision (a) to prohibit smoking shall be subject to federal, 
11state, and local requirements governing changes to the terms of a 
12lease or rental agreement for tenants with leases or rental 
13agreements that are in existence at the time that the policy limiting 
14or
						prohibiting smoking is adopted.
15(d) This section shall not be construed to preempt any local 
16ordinance in effect on or before January 1, 2012, or any provision 
17of a local ordinance in effect on or after January 1, 2012, that 
18restricts the smoking of cigarettes or other tobacco products.
19(e) A limitation or prohibition of the use of any tobacco product 
20shall not affect any other term or condition of the tenancy, nor 
21shall this section be construed to require statutory authority to 
22establish or enforce any other lawful term or condition of the 
23tenancy.
24(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
25the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
26and Professions Code.
27(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
28product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
29of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 48901 of the Education Code is amended to 
32read:
(a)  No school shall permit the smoking or use of a 
34tobacco product by pupils of the school while the pupils are on 
35campus, or while attending school-sponsored activities or while 
36under the supervision and control of school district employees.
37(b) The governing board of any school district maintaining a 
38high school shall take all steps it deems practical to discourage 
39high school students from smoking.
P17   1(c) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
2the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business
3
						and Professions Code.
4(d) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
5product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
6of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 7597 of the Government Code is amended 
9to read:
(a) No public employee or member of the public shall 
11smoke a tobacco product inside a public building, or in an outdoor 
12area within 20 feet of a main exit, entrance, or operable window 
13of a public building, or in a passenger vehicle, as defined by 
14Section 465 of the Vehicle Code, owned by the state.
15(b) This section shall not preempt the authority of any county, 
16city, city and county, California Community College campus, 
17campus of the California State University, or campus of the 
18University of California to adopt and enforce additional smoking 
19and tobacco control ordinances, regulations, or policies that are 
20more restrictive than the applicable
						standards required by this 
21chapter.
22(c) For purposes of this section, “smoke” and “smoking” have 
23the meaning of the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 
24of the Business and Professions Code.
25(d) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
26product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
27of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 1234 of the Health and Safety Code is 
30amended to read:
(a)  Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted 
32in patient areas of a clinic except those rooms designated for 
33occupancy exclusively by smokers.
34(b) Clearly legible signs shall either:
35(1)  State that smoking is unlawful and be conspicuously posted 
36by, or on behalf of, the owner or manager of such clinic, in all 
37areas of a clinic where smoking is unlawful.
38(2)  Identify “smoking permitted” areas, and be posted by, or 
39on behalf of, the owner or manager of such clinic, only in areas of 
40a clinic where smoking is lawfully
						permitted.
P18   1If “smoking permitted” signs are posted, there shall also be 
2conspicuously posted, near all major entrances, clearly legible 
3signs stating that smoking is unlawful except in areas designated 
4“smoking permitted.”
5(c)  This section shall not apply to skilled nursing facilities, 
6intermediate care facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the 
7developmentally disabled.
8(d) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
9the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
10and Professions Code.
11(e) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
12product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
13of the Business
						and Professions Code.
Section 1286 of the Health and Safety Code is 
16amended to read:
(a)  Smoking a tobacco product shall be prohibited in 
18patient care areas, waiting rooms, and visiting rooms of a health 
19facility, except those areas specifically designated as smoking 
20areas, and in patient rooms as specified in subdivision (b).
21(b)  Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted in a 
22patient room unless all persons assigned to the room have requested 
23a room where smoking is permitted. In the event that the health 
24facility occupancy has reached capacity, the health facility shall 
25have reasonable time to reassign patients to appropriate rooms.
26(c) Clearly legible signs shall either:
27(1)  State that smoking is unlawful and be conspicuously posted 
28by, or on behalf of, the owner or manager of the health facility, in 
29all areas of a health facility where smoking is unlawful, or
30(2)  Identify “smoking permitted” areas, and be posted by, or 
31on behalf of, the owner or manager of the health facility, only in 
32areas of the health facility where smoking is lawfully permitted.
33If “smoking permitted” signs are posted, there shall also be 
34conspicuously posted, near all major entrances, clearly legible 
35signs stating that smoking is unlawful except in areas designated 
36“smoking permitted.”
37(d)  No signs pertaining to smoking are required to be posted 
38in patient rooms.
P19   1(e)  This section shall not apply to skilled nursing facilities, 
2intermediate care facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the 
3developmentally disabled.
4(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
5the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
6and Professions Code.
7(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
8product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
9of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 1530.7 of the Health and Safety Code is 
12amended to read:
(a) Group homes, foster family agencies, small family 
14homes, transitional housing placement providers, and crisis 
15nurseries licensed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain a 
16smoke-free environment in the facility.
17(b) A person who is licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter 
18to provide residential care in a foster family home or certified 
19family home shall not smoke a tobacco product or permit any other 
20person to smoke a tobacco product inside the facility, and, when 
21the child is present, on the outdoor grounds of the facility.
22(c) A person who is licensed or certified pursuant to this chapter 
23to provide
						residential foster care shall not smoke a tobacco product 
24in any motor vehicle that is regularly used to transport the child.
25(d) For purposes of this section, “smoke” has the meaning of 
26the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
27and Professions Code.
28(e) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
29product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
30of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 1596.795 of the Health and Safety Code is 
33amended to read:
(a) The smoking of a tobacco product in a private 
35residence that is licensed as a family day care home shall be 
36prohibited in the home and in those areas of the family day care 
37home where children are present. Nothing in this section shall 
38prohibit a city or county from enacting or enforcing an ordinance 
39relating to smoking in a family day care home if the ordinance is 
40more stringent than this section.
P20   1(b)  The smoking of a tobacco product on the premises of a 
2licensed day care center shall be prohibited.
3(c) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
4the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of
						the Business 
5and Professions Code.
6(d) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
7product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
8of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 104495 of the Health and Safety Code is 
11amended to read:
(a)  For the purposes of this section, the following 
13definitions shall govern:
14(1)  “Playground” means any park or recreational area 
15specifically designed to be used by children that has play equipment 
16installed, or any similar facility located on public or private school 
17grounds, or on city, county, or state park grounds.
18(2)  “Tot lot sandbox area” means a designated play area within 
19a public park for the use by children under five years of age. Where 
20the area is not contained by a fence, the boundary of a tot lot 
21sandbox area shall be defined by the edge of the resilient surface 
22of
						safety material, such as concrete or wood, or any other material 
23surrounding the tot lot sandbox area.
24(3) “Public park” includes a park operated by a public agency.
25(4) “Smoke” and “smoking” have the meaning of the definition 
26in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and 
27Professions Code.
28(5) “Cigarette” means the same as defined in Section 104556.
29(6) “Cigar” means the same as defined in Section 104550.
30(7) “Tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in 
31subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions 
32Code.
33(b)
						 No person shall smoke a cigarette, cigar, or other tobacco 
34product within 25 feet of any playground or tot lot sandbox area.
35(c)  No person shall dispose of cigarette butts, cigar butts, or 
36any other tobacco-related waste within 25 feet of a playground or 
37a tot lot sandbox area.
38(d)  No person shall intimidate, threaten any reprisal, or effect 
39any reprisal, for the purpose of retaliating against another person 
40who seeks to attain compliance with this section.
P21   1(e)  Any person who violates this section is guilty of an 
2infraction and shall be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty 
3dollars ($250) for each violation of this section. Punishment under 
4this section shall not preclude punishment pursuant to Section 
513002,
						Section 374.4 of the Penal Code, or any other provision of 
6law proscribing the act of littering.
7(f)  The prohibitions contained in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) 
8shall not apply to private property.
9(g)  The prohibitions contained in subdivisions (b) and (c) shall 
10not apply to a public sidewalk located within 25 feet of a 
11playground or a tot lot sandbox area.
12(h)  This section shall not preempt the authority of any county, 
13city, or city and county to regulate smoking around playgrounds 
14or tot lot sandbox areas. Any county, city, or city and county may 
15enforce any ordinance adopted prior to January 1, 2002, or may 
16adopt and enforce new regulations that are more restrictive than 
17this section, on and after January 1,
						2002.
Section 114332.3 of the Health and Safety Code is 
20amended to read:
(a) No potentially hazardous food or beverage stored 
22or prepared in a private home may be offered for sale, sold, or 
23given away from a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility. 
24Potentially hazardous food shall be prepared in a food 
25establishment or on the premises of a nonprofit charitable 
26temporary food facility.
27(b) All food and beverages shall be protected at all times from 
28unnecessary handling and shall be stored, displayed, and served 
29so as to be protected from contamination.
30(c) Potentially hazardous food and beverages shall be maintained 
31at or below 7 degrees Celsius (45
						degrees Fahrenheit) or at or 
32above 57.2 degrees Celsius (135 degrees Fahrenheit) at all times.
33(d) Ice used in beverages shall be protected from contamination 
34and shall be maintained separate from ice used for refrigeration 
35purposes.
36(e) All food and food containers shall be stored off the floor on 
37shelving or pallets located within the facility.
38(f) Smoking a tobacco product is prohibited in nonprofit 
39charitable temporary food facilities.
P22   1(g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), live animals, birds, 
2or fowl shall not be kept or allowed in nonprofit charitable 
3temporary food facilities.
4(2) Paragraph (1) does not prohibit the presence, in any room 
5where food is served to the public, guests, or patrons, of a guide 
6dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined by Section 54.1 of the 
7Civil Code, accompanied by a totally or partially blind person, 
8deaf person, person whose hearing is impaired, or handicapped 
9person, or dogs accompanied by persons licensed to train guide 
10dogs for the blind pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with 
11Section 7200) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
12(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to dogs under the control of 
13uniformed law enforcement officers or of uniformed employees 
14of private patrol operators and operators of a private patrol service 
15who are licensed pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with 
16Section 7580) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, 
17while these
						employees are acting within the course and scope of 
18their employment as private patrol persons.
19(4) The persons and operators described in paragraphs (2) and 
20(3) are liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by 
21the dog.
22(5) The dogs described in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be 
23excluded from food preparation and utensil wash areas. Aquariums 
24and aviaries shall be allowed if enclosed so as not to create a public 
25health problem.
26(h) All garbage shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner.
27(i) Employees preparing or handling food shall wear clean 
28clothing and shall keep their hands clean at all times.
29(j) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
30the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
31and Professions Code.
32(k) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
33product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
34of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 114371 of the Health and Safety Code is 
37amended to read:
Certified farmers’ markets shall meet all of the 
39following requirements:
P23   1(a) All food shall be stored at least six inches off the floor or 
2ground or under any other conditions that are approved. Tents, 
3canopies, or other overhead coverings are not required for fresh 
4whole produce sales displays or storage, except when specifically 
5required pursuant to this chapter. Flavored nuts and dried fruits 
6that are being sold on a bulk or nonprepackaged basis shall be 
7displayed and dispensed by the producer from covered containers. 
8All processed food products being sold shall be in compliance with 
9Section 113735 and the applicable provisions of Section 110460, 
10114365, or 114365.2.
11(b) Food preparation is prohibited at certified farmers’ markets 
12with the exception of food samples. Trimming whole produce for 
13sale shall not be considered food preparation. Distribution of food 
14samples may occur provided that the following sanitary conditions 
15exist:
16(1) Samples shall be kept in clean, nonabsorbent, and covered 
17containers intended by the manufacturer for use with foods. Any 
18cutting or distribution of samples shall only occur under a tent, 
19canopy, or other overhead covering.
20(2) All food samples shall be distributed by the producer in a 
21manner that is sanitary and in which each sample is distributed 
22without the possibility of a consumer touching the remaining 
23samples.
24(3) Clean, disposable plastic gloves shall be used when cutting 
25food samples.
26(4) Fresh, whole produce intended for sampling shall be washed 
27or cleaned in another manner of any soil or other material by 
28potable water in order that it is wholesome and safe for 
29consumption.
30(5) Notwithstanding Section 114205, available potable water 
31may be required for handwashing and sanitizing; the need 
32determined and manner approved by the enforcement agency.
33(6) Potentially hazardous food samples shall be maintained at 
34or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit and shall be disposed of within 
35two hours after cutting. A certified farmers’ market or an 
36enforcement officer may cause
						immediate removal and disposal, 
37or confiscate and destroy, any potentially hazardous food samples 
38found not in compliance with this paragraph.
P24   1(7) Wastewater shall be disposed of in a facility connected to 
2the public sewer system or in a manner approved by the 
3enforcement agency.
4(8) Utensils and cutting surfaces shall be smooth, nonabsorbent, 
5and easily cleanable, or single-use articles shall be utilized. If the 
6producer uses only single-use articles or maintains an adequate 
7supply of clean replacement articles readily available at the site at 
8the time of use, warewashing facilities shall not be required.
9(c) Approved toilet and handwashing facilities shall be available 
10within 200 feet travel distance of the
						premises of the certified 
11farmers’ market or as approved by the enforcement officer.
12(d) No live animals, birds, or fowl shall be kept or allowed, and 
13no individual shall bring a live animal, bird, or fowl, within 20 
14feet of any area where food is stored or held for sale within a 
15certified farmers’ market. This subdivision does not apply to guide 
16dogs, signal dogs, or service dogs when used in accordance with 
17the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
18Sec. 12101 et seq.), and as provided in Section 36.104 of Title 28 
19of the Code of Federal Regulations. All guide dogs, signal dogs, 
20and service dogs shall be used and properly identified in accordance 
21with Section 54.1 and subdivision (b) of Section 54.2 of the Civil 
22Code, and Sections 30850, 30851, and 30852 of the Food and 
23Agricultural Code.
24(e) All garbage and refuse shall be stored and disposed of in a 
25manner approved by the enforcement officer.
26(f) Smoking of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and other tobacco 
27products shall not be permitted within 25 feet of the common 
28commerce area comprised of sales personnel and shopping 
29customers of the certified farmers’ market.
30(g) Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 
31114294) vendors selling food adjacent to, and under the jurisdiction 
32and management of, a certified farmers’ market may store, display, 
33and sell from a table or display fixture apart from the mobile 
34facility in a manner approved by the enforcement agency.
35(h) Temporary food
						facilities may be operated at a separate 
36community event adjacent to, and in conjunction with, certified 
37farmers’ markets. The organization in control of the community 
38event at which these temporary food facilities operate shall comply 
39with Section 114381.1.
P25   1(i) All harvested, cut, wrapped, or otherwise processed meat, 
2poultry, and fish products shall be from approved sources as set 
3forth in Section 113735, and shall be properly labeled or have 
4documentation present at the point of sale that demonstrates 
5compliance with this requirement. All harvested, cut, wrapped, or 
6otherwise processed meat, poultry, and fish products offered for 
7sale shall be transported, stored, displayed, and maintained at a 
8temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. The temperature 
9holding capabilities of the storage containers used shall be 
10sufficient
						to maintain safe product temperatures. Storage containers
11
						for meat, poultry, and fish products shall be insulated and have 
12interior surfaces that are smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily 
13cleanable. All meat, poultry, and fish products shall be stored in 
14a manner that reduces the risk of cross-contamination.
15(j) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
16the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
17and Professions Code.
18(k) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
19product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
20of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 118910 of the Health and Safety Code is 
23amended to read:
(a) The Legislature declares its intent not to preempt 
25the field of regulation of the smoking of tobacco products. A local 
26governing body may ban completely the smoking of tobacco
27
						products, or may regulate smoking of tobacco products in any 
28manner not inconsistent with this article and Article 3 (commencing 
29with Section 118920) or any other provision of state law.
30(b) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
31the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
32and Professions Code.
33(c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
34product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
35of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 118925 of the Health and Safety Code is 
38amended to read:
(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person to smoke a 
40tobacco product in any vehicle of a passenger stage corporation, 
P26   1the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) except to 
2the extent permitted by federal law, in any aircraft except to the 
3extent permitted by federal law, on a public transportation system, 
4as defined by Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, or in any 
5vehicle of an entity receiving any transit assistance from the state.
6(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, “smoke” has the 
7meaning of the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of 
8the Business and Professions
						Code.
9(B) For purposes of this subdivision, “tobacco product” means 
10a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
11of the Business and Professions Code.
12(b) It is unlawful for any person to smoke any plant product 
13other than a tobacco product in any vehicle of a passenger stage 
14corporation, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 
15except to the extent permitted by federal law, in any aircraft except 
16to the extent permitted by federal law, on a public transportation 
17system, as defined by Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, 
18or in any vehicle of an entity receiving any transit assistance from 
19the state.
Section 118948 of the Health and Safety Code is 
22amended to read:
(a) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco 
24product in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, in which 
25there is a minor.
26(b) For purposes of this section, “smoke” has the meaning of 
27the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
28and Professions Code.
29(c) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
30product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
31of the Business and Professions Code.
32(d)  A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a 
33fine
						not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
Section 119405 of the Health and Safety Code is 
36repealed.
Section 6404.5 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that regulation 
40of smoking in the workplace is a matter of statewide interest and 
P27   1concern. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section 
2to prohibit the smoking of tobacco products in all (100 percent of) 
3enclosed places of employment in this state, as covered by this 
4section, thereby eliminating the need of local governments to enact 
5workplace smoking restrictions within their respective jurisdictions. 
6It is further the intent of the Legislature to create a uniform 
7statewide standard to restrict and prohibit the smoking of tobacco 
8products in enclosed places of employment, as specified in this 
9section, in order to reduce employee exposure to environmental 
10tobacco smoke to a level that
						will prevent anything other than 
11insignificantly harmful effects to exposed employees, and also to 
12eliminate the confusion and hardship that can result from enactment 
13or enforcement of disparate local workplace smoking restrictions. 
14Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, it is the intent 
15of the Legislature that any area not defined as a “place of 
16employment” pursuant to subdivision (d) or in which the smoking 
17of tobacco products is not regulated pursuant to subdivision (e) 
18shall be subject to local regulation of smoking of tobacco products.
19(b) No employer shall knowingly or intentionally permit, and 
20no person shall engage in, the smoking of tobacco products in an 
21enclosed space at a place of employment. “Enclosed space” 
22includes lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, elevators, stairwells, and 
23restrooms that are a structural part of the
						building and not 
24specifically defined in subdivision (d).
25(c) For purposes of this section, an employer who permits any
26
						nonemployee access to his or her place of employment on a regular 
27basis has not acted knowingly or intentionally in violation of this 
28section if he or she has taken the following reasonable steps to 
29prevent smoking by a nonemployee:
30(1) Posted clear and prominent signs, as follows:
31(A) Where smoking is prohibited throughout the building or 
32structure, a sign stating “No smoking” shall be posted at each 
33entrance to the building or structure.
34(B) Where smoking is permitted in designated areas of the 
35building or structure, a sign stating “Smoking is prohibited except 
36in designated areas” shall be posted at each entrance to the building 
37or structure.
38(2) Has requested, when appropriate, that a nonemployee who 
39is smoking refrain from smoking in the enclosed workplace.
P28   1For purposes of this subdivision, “reasonable steps” does not 
2include (A) the physical ejection of a nonemployee from the place 
3of employment or (B) any requirement for making a request to a 
4nonemployee to refrain from smoking, under circumstances 
5involving a risk of physical harm to the employer or any employee.
6(d) For purposes of this section, “place of employment” does 
7not include any of the following:
8(1) Sixty-five percent of the guestroom accommodations in a 
9hotel, motel, or similar transient lodging establishment.
10(2) Areas of the lobby in a hotel,
						motel, or other similar transient 
11lodging establishment designated for smoking by the establishment. 
12An establishment may permit smoking in a designated lobby area 
13that does not exceed 25 percent of the total floor area of the lobby 
14or, if the total area of the lobby is 2,000 square feet or less, that 
15does not exceed 50 percent of the total floor area of the lobby. For 
16purposes of this paragraph, “lobby” means the common public 
17area of an establishment in which registration and other similar or 
18related transactions, or both, are conducted and in which the 
19establishment’s guests and members of the public typically 
20congregate.
21(3) Meeting and banquet rooms in a hotel, motel, other transient 
22lodging establishment similar to a hotel or motel, restaurant, or 
23public convention center, except while food or beverage functions 
24are taking place,
						including setup, service, and cleanup activities, 
25or when the room is being used for exhibit purposes. At times 
26when smoking is not permitted in a meeting or banquet room 
27pursuant to this paragraph, the establishment may permit smoking 
28in corridors and prefunction areas adjacent to and serving the 
29meeting or banquet room if no employee is stationed in that 
30corridor or area on other than a passing basis.
31(4) Retail or wholesale tobacco shops and private smokers’ 
32lounges. For purposes of this paragraph:
33(A) “Private smokers’ lounge” means any enclosed area in or 
34attached to a retail or wholesale tobacco shop that is dedicated to 
35the use of tobacco products, including, but not limited to, cigars 
36and pipes.
37(B) “Retail
						or wholesale tobacco shop” means any business 
38establishment the main purpose of which is the sale of tobacco 
39products, including, but not limited to, cigars, pipe tobacco, and 
40smoking accessories.
P29   1(5) Cabs of motortrucks, as defined in Section 410 of the Vehicle 
2Code, or truck tractors, as defined in Section 655 of the Vehicle 
3Code, if no nonsmoking employees are present.
4(6) Warehouse facilities. For purposes of this paragraph, 
5“warehouse facility” means a warehouse facility with more than 
6100,000 square feet of total floorspace, and 20 or fewer full-time 
7employees working at the facility, but does not include any area 
8within a facility that is utilized as office space.
9(7) Gaming clubs, in which smoking is permitted
						by subdivision 
10(f). For purposes of this paragraph, “gaming club” means any 
11gaming club, as defined in Section 19802 of the Business and 
12Professions Code, or bingo facility, as defined in Section 326.5 of 
13the Penal Code, that restricts access to minors under 18 years of 
14age.
15(8) Bars and taverns, in which smoking is permitted by 
16subdivision (f). For purposes of this paragraph, “bar” or “tavern” 
17means a facility primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic 
18beverages for consumption by guests on the premises, in which 
19the serving of food is incidental. “Bar or tavern” includes those 
20facilities located within a hotel, motel, or other similar transient 
21occupancy establishment. However, when located within a building 
22in conjunction with another use, including a restaurant, “bar” or 
23“tavern” includes only those areas used primarily for the sale
						and 
24service of alcoholic beverages. “Bar” or “tavern” does not include 
25the dining areas of a restaurant, regardless of whether alcoholic 
26beverages are served therein.
27(9) Theatrical production sites, if smoking is an integral part of 
28the story in the theatrical production.
29(10) Medical research or treatment sites, if smoking is integral 
30to the research and treatment being conducted.
31(11) Private residences, except for private residences licensed 
32as family day care homes, where smoking is prohibited pursuant 
33to Section 1596.795 of the Health and Safety Code.
34(12) Patient smoking areas in long-term health care facilities, 
35as defined in Section 1418 of the
						Health and Safety Code.
36(13) Breakrooms designated by employers for smoking, provided 
37that all of the following conditions are met:
38(A) Air from the smoking room shall be exhausted directly to 
39the outside by an exhaust fan. Air from the smoking room shall 
40not be recirculated to other parts of the building.
P30   1(B) The employer shall comply with any ventilation standard 
2or other standard utilizing appropriate technology, including, but 
3not limited to, mechanical, electronic, and biotechnical systems, 
4adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board 
5or the federal Environmental Protection Agency. If both adopt 
6inconsistent standards, the ventilation standards of the Occupational 
7Safety and Health Standards
						Board shall be no less stringent than 
8the standards adopted by the federal Environmental Protection 
9Agency.
10(C) The smoking room shall be located in a nonwork area where 
11no one, as part of his or her work responsibilities, is required to 
12enter. For purposes of this subparagraph, “work responsibilities” 
13does not include any custodial or maintenance work carried out in 
14the breakroom when it is unoccupied.
15(D) There are sufficient nonsmoking breakrooms to 
16accommodate nonsmokers.
17(14) Employers with a total of five or fewer employees, either 
18full time or part time, may permit smoking where all of the 
19following conditions are met:
20(A) The smoking area is not accessible to minors.
21(B) All employees who enter the smoking area consent to permit 
22smoking. No one, as part of his or her work responsibilities, shall 
23be required to work in an area where smoking is permitted. An 
24employer who is determined by the division to have used coercion 
25to obtain consent or who has required an employee to work in the 
26smoking area shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Section 
276427.
28(C) Air from the smoking area shall be exhausted directly to 
29the outside by an exhaust fan. Air from the smoking area shall not 
30be recirculated to other parts of the building.
31(D) The employer shall comply with any ventilation standard 
32or other standard utilizing appropriate technology, including, but 
33not
						limited to, mechanical, electronic, and biotechnical systems, 
34adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board 
35or the federal Environmental Protection Agency. If both adopt 
36inconsistent standards, the ventilation standards of the Occupational 
37Safety and Health Standards Board shall be no less stringent than 
38the standards adopted by the federal Environmental Protection 
39Agency.
P31   1This paragraph shall not be construed to (i) supersede or render 
2inapplicable any condition or limitation on smoking areas made 
3applicable to specific types of business establishments by any other 
4paragraph of this subdivision or (ii) apply in lieu of any otherwise 
5applicable paragraph of this subdivision that has become 
6inoperative.
7(e) Paragraphs (13) and (14) of subdivision (d) shall not be 
8construed
						to require employers to provide reasonable 
9accommodation to smokers, or to provide breakrooms for smokers 
10or nonsmokers.
11(f) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, 
12smoking may be permitted in gaming clubs, as defined in paragraph 
13(7) of subdivision (d), and in bars and taverns, as defined in 
14paragraph (8) of subdivision (d), until the earlier of the following:
15(A) January 1, 1998.
16(B) The date of adoption of a regulation (i) by the Occupational 
17Safety and Health Standards Board reducing the permissible 
18employee exposure level to environmental tobacco smoke to a 
19level that will prevent anything other than insignificantly harmful 
20effects to exposed employees or (ii) by the federal Environmental 
21Protection
						Agency establishing a standard for reduction of 
22permissible exposure to environmental tobacco smoke to an 
23exposure level that will prevent anything other than insignificantly
24
						harmful effects to exposed persons.
25(2) If a regulation specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
26(1) is adopted on or before January 1, 1998, smoking may thereafter 
27be permitted in gaming clubs and in bars and taverns, subject to 
28full compliance with, or conformity to, the standard in the 
29regulation within two years following the date of adoption of the 
30regulation. An employer failing to achieve compliance with, or 
31conformity to, the regulation within this two-year period shall 
32prohibit smoking in the gaming club, bar, or tavern until 
33compliance or conformity is achieved. If the Occupational Safety 
34and Health Standards Board and the federal Environmental 
35Protection Agency both adopt regulations specified in subparagraph 
36(B) of paragraph (1) that are inconsistent, the regulations of the 
37Occupational Safety and Health
						Standards Board shall be no less 
38stringent than the regulations of the federal Environmental 
39Protection Agency.
P32   1(3) If a regulation specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
2(1) is not adopted on or before January 1, 1998, the exemptions 
3specified in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subdivision (d) shall become 
4inoperative on and after January 1, 1998, until a regulation is 
5adopted. Upon adoption of such a regulation on or after January 
61, 1998, smoking may thereafter be permitted in gaming clubs and 
7in bars and taverns, subject to full compliance with, or conformity 
8to, the standard in the regulation within two years following the 
9date of adoption of the regulation. An employer failing to achieve 
10compliance with, or conformity to, the regulation within this 
11two-year period shall prohibit smoking in the gaming club, bar, 
12or tavern until
						compliance or conformity is achieved. If the 
13Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board and the federal 
14Environmental Protection Agency both adopt regulations specified 
15in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) that are inconsistent, the 
16regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board 
17shall be no less stringent than the regulations of the federal 
18Environmental Protection Agency.
19(4) From January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997, inclusive, 
20smoking may be permitted in gaming clubs, as defined in paragraph 
21(7) of subdivision (d), and in bars and taverns, as defined in 
22paragraph (8) of subdivision (d), subject to both of the following 
23conditions:
24(A) If practicable, the gaming club or bar or tavern shall 
25establish a designated nonsmoking area.
26(B) If feasible, no employee shall be required, in the 
27performance of ordinary work responsibilities, to enter any area 
28in which smoking is permitted.
29(g) The smoking prohibition set forth in this section shall
30
						constitute a uniform statewide standard for regulating the smoking 
31of tobacco products in enclosed places of employment and shall 
32supersede and render unnecessary the local enactment or 
33enforcement of local ordinances regulating the smoking of tobacco 
34products in enclosed places of employment. Insofar as the smoking 
35prohibition set forth in this section is applicable to all (100-percent) 
36places of employment within this state and, therefore, provides 
37the maximum degree of coverage, the practical effect of this section 
38is to eliminate the need of local governments to enact enclosed 
39workplace smoking restrictions within their respective jurisdictions.
P33   1(h) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from 
2prohibiting smoking of tobacco products in an enclosed place of 
3employment for any reason.
4(i) The enactment of local regulation of smoking of tobacco 
5products in enclosed places of employment by local governments 
6shall be suspended only for as long as, and to the extent that, the 
7(100-percent) smoking prohibition provided for in this section 
8remains in effect. In the event this section is repealed or modified 
9by subsequent legislative or judicial action so that the (100-percent) 
10smoking prohibition is no longer applicable to all enclosed places 
11of employment in California, local governments shall have the full 
12right and authority to enforce previously enacted, and to enact and 
13enforce new, restrictions on the smoking of tobacco products in 
14enclosed places of employment within their jurisdictions, including 
15a complete prohibition of smoking. Notwithstanding any other 
16provision of this section, any area not defined as a “place of 
17employment”
						or in which smoking is not regulated pursuant to 
18subdivision (d) or (e), shall be subject to local regulation of 
19smoking of tobacco products.
20(j) Any violation of the prohibition set forth in subdivision (b) 
21is an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred 
22dollars ($100) for a first violation, two hundred dollars ($200) for 
23a second violation within one year, and five hundred dollars ($500) 
24for a third and for each subsequent violation within one year. This 
25subdivision shall be enforced by local law enforcement agencies, 
26including, but not limited to, local health departments, as 
27determined by the local governing body.
28(k) Notwithstanding Section 6309, the division shall not be 
29required to respond to any complaint regarding the smoking of 
30tobacco products in an
						enclosed space at a place of employment, 
31unless the employer has been found guilty pursuant to subdivision 
32(j) of a third violation of subdivision (b) within the previous year.
33(l) If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any 
34person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not 
35affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given 
36effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end 
37the provisions of this act are severable.
38(m) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning 
39of the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the 
40Business and Professions Code.
P34   1(n) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
2product or device as
						defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
3of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 308 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
(a) (1) Every person, firm, or corporation that knowingly 
7or under circumstances in which it has knowledge, or should 
8otherwise have grounds for knowledge, sells, gives, or in any way 
9furnishes to another person who is under 18 years of age any 
10tobacco, cigarette, or cigarette papers, or blunts wraps, or any other 
11preparation of tobacco, or any other instrument or paraphernalia 
12that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco, tobacco 
13products, or any controlled substance, is subject to either a criminal 
14action for a misdemeanor or to a civil action brought by a city 
15attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, punishable by a 
16fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, five 
17hundred dollars ($500)
						for the second offense, and one thousand 
18dollars ($1,000) for the third offense.
19Notwithstanding Section 1464 or any other law, 25 percent of 
20each civil and criminal penalty collected pursuant to this 
21subdivision shall be paid to the office of the city attorney, county 
22counsel, or district attorney, whoever is responsible for bringing 
23the successful action, and 25 percent of each civil and criminal 
24penalty collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid to the 
25city or county for the administration and cost of the community 
26service work component provided in subdivision (b).
27Proof that a defendant, or his or her employee or agent, 
28demanded, was shown, and reasonably relied upon evidence of 
29majority shall be defense to any action brought pursuant to this 
30subdivision. Evidence of majority of a person is a facsimile of
						or 
31a reasonable likeness of a document issued by a federal, state, 
32county, or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, 
33including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator’s license, a 
34registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service 
35Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed 
36Forces.
37For purposes of this section, the person liable for selling or 
38furnishing tobacco products to minors by a tobacco vending 
39machine shall be the person authorizing the installation or 
40placement of the tobacco vending machine upon premises he or 
P35   1she manages or otherwise controls and under circumstances in 
2which he or she has knowledge, or should otherwise have grounds 
3for knowledge, that the tobacco vending machine will be utilized 
4by minors.
5(2) For
						purposes of this section, “blunt wraps” means cigar 
6papers or cigar wrappers of all types that are designed for smoking 
7or ingestion of tobacco products and contain less than 50 percent 
8tobacco.
9(b) Every person under 18 years of age who purchases, receives, 
10or possesses any tobacco, cigarette, or cigarette papers, or any 
11other preparation of tobacco, or any other instrument or 
12paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking of tobacco, tobacco 
13products, or any controlled substance shall, upon conviction, be 
14punished by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75) or 30 hours of 
15community service work.
16(c) Every person, firm, or corporation that sells, or deals in 
17tobacco or any preparation thereof, shall post conspicuously and 
18keep so posted in his, her, or their place of business at
						each point 
19of purchase the notice required pursuant to subdivision (b) of 
20Section 22952 of the Business and Professions Code, and any 
21person failing to do so shall, upon conviction, be punished by a 
22fine of fifty dollars ($50) for the first offense, one hundred dollars 
23($100) for the second offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for 
24the third offense, and five hundred dollars ($500) for the fourth 
25offense and each subsequent violation of this provision, or by 
26imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 30 days.
27(d) For purposes of determining the liability of persons, firms, 
28or corporations controlling franchises or business operations in 
29multiple locations for the second and subsequent violations of this 
30section, each individual franchise or business location shall be 
31deemed a separate entity.
32(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any person under 18 years 
33of age who purchases, receives, or possesses any tobacco, cigarette, 
34or cigarette papers, or any other preparation of tobacco, any other 
35instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking of 
36tobacco, or tobacco products is immune from prosecution for that 
37purchase, receipt, or possession while participating in either of the 
38following:
P36   1(1) An enforcement activity that complies with the guidelines 
2adopted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 22952 of 
3the Business and Professions Code.
4(2) An activity conducted by the State Department of Public 
5Health, a local health department, or a law enforcement agency 
6for the purpose of determining or evaluating youth tobacco 
7purchase rates.
8(f) It is the Legislature’s intent to regulate the subject matter of 
9this section. As a result, a city, county, or city and county shall not 
10adopt any ordinance or regulation inconsistent with this section.
11(g) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
12the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
13and Professions Code.
14(h) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
15product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
16of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 561 of the Public Utilities Code is amended 
19to read:
(a) Every railroad corporation, passenger stage 
21corporation, passenger air carrier, and street railroad corporation 
22providing departures originating in this state shall prohibit the 
23smoking of a tobacco product in the passenger seating area of 
24every passenger car, passenger stage, aircraft, or other vehicle.
25(b) Every such corporation and carrier shall display in the 
26passenger seating area of every passenger car, passenger stage, 
27aircraft, or other vehicle, notices sufficient in number, posted in 
28such locations as to be readily seen by boarding passengers, 
29advising passengers of the no smoking requirements pursuant to 
30subdivision (a). Words on such
						notices which state “No Smoking” 
31or an equivalent phrase shall be at least three-quarters of one inch 
32high, and any other explanatory words on the notices shall be at 
33least one-quarter of one inch high.
34(c) No person shall smoke a tobacco product in a space known 
35by him or her to be designated for nonsmoking passengers. A 
36violation of this subdivision is not a crime.
37(d) As used in this section, “passenger air carrier” shall have 
38the same meaning as provided in Sections 2741 and 2743.
P37   1(e) For purposes of this section, “smoke” and “smoking” have 
2the meaning of the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 
3of the Business and Professions Code.
4(f) For
						purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
5product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 
6of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 99580 of the Public Utilities Code is amended 
9to read:
(a) Pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 640 of the 
11Penal Code, a public transportation agency may enact and enforce 
12an ordinance to impose and enforce an administrative penalty for 
13any of the acts described in subdivision (b). The ordinance shall 
14include the provisions of this chapter and shall not apply to minors.
15(b) (1) Evasion of the payment of a fare of the system.
16(2) Misuse of a transfer, pass, ticket, or token with the intent to 
17evade the payment of a fare.
18(3) Playing sound equipment on or in a system facility or 
19vehicle.
20(4) Smoking a tobacco product, eating, or drinking in or on a 
21system facility or vehicle in those areas where those activities are 
22prohibited by that system.
23(5) Expectorating upon a system facility or vehicle.
24(6) Willfully disturbing others on or in a system facility or 
25vehicle by engaging in boisterous or unruly behavior.
26(7) Carrying an explosive or acid, flammable liquid, or toxic or 
27hazardous material in a system facility or vehicle.
28(8) Urinating or defecating in a system facility or vehicle, except 
29in a lavatory. However, this paragraph shall not apply to a person 
30who cannot comply with this
						paragraph as a result of a disability, 
31age, or a medical condition.
32(9) (A) Willfully blocking the free movement of another person 
33in a system facility or vehicle.
34(B) This paragraph shall not be interpreted to affect any lawful 
35activities permitted or first amendment rights protected under the 
36laws of this state or applicable federal law, including, but not 
37limited to, laws related to collective bargaining, labor relations, 
38or labor disputes.
39(10) Skateboarding, roller skating, bicycle riding, or roller 
40blading in a system facility, including a parking structure, or in a 
P38   1system vehicle. This paragraph does not apply to an activity that 
2is necessary for utilization of a system facility by a bicyclist,
3
						including, but not limited to, an activity that is necessary for 
4parking a bicycle or transporting a bicycle aboard a system vehicle, 
5if that activity is conducted with the permission of the agency of 
6the system in a manner that does not interfere with the safety of 
7the bicyclist or other patrons of the system facility.
8(11) (A) Unauthorized use of a discount ticket or failure to 
9present, upon request from a system representative, acceptable 
10proof of eligibility to use a discount ticket, in accordance with 
11Section 99155, and posted system identification policies when 
12entering or exiting a system station or vehicle. Acceptable proof 
13of eligibility must be clearly defined in the posting.
14(B) In the event that an eligible discount ticket user is not in 
15possession
						of acceptable proof at the time of request, an issued 
16notice of fare evasion or passenger conduct violation shall be held 
17for a period of 72 hours to allow the user to produce acceptable 
18proof. If the proof is provided, that notice shall be voided. If the 
19proof is not produced within that time period, that notice shall be 
20processed.
21(12) Sale or peddling of any goods, merchandise, property, or 
22services of any kind whatsoever on the facilities, vehicles, or 
23property of the public transportation system without the express 
24written consent of the public transportation system or its duly 
25authorized representatives.
26(c) (1) The public transportation agency may contract with a 
27private vendor or governmental agency for the processing of notices 
28of fare evasion or
						passenger conduct violation, and notices of 
29delinquent fare evasion or passenger conduct violation pursuant 
30to Section 99581.
31(2) For the purpose of this chapter, “processing agency” means 
32either of the following:
33(A) The agency issuing the notice of fare evasion or passenger 
34conduct violation and the notice of delinquent fare evasion or 
35passenger conduct violation.
36(B) The party responsible for processing the notice of fare 
37evasion or passenger conduct violation and the notice of delinquent 
38violation, if a contract is entered into pursuant to paragraph (1).
39(3) For the purpose of this chapter, “fare evasion or passenger 
40conduct violation penalty” includes,
						but is not limited to, a late 
P39   1payment penalty, administrative fee, fine, assessment, and costs 
2of collection as provided for in the ordinance.
3(4) For the purpose of this chapter, “public transportation 
4agency” shall mean a public agency that provides public 
5transportation as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of 
6Section 1 of Article XIX A of the California Constitution.
7(5) All fare evasion and passenger conduct violation penalties 
8collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the general 
9fund of the county in which the citation is administered.
10(d) (1) If a fare evasion or passenger conduct violation is 
11observed by a person authorized to enforce the ordinance, a
						notice 
12of fare evasion or passenger conduct violation shall be issued. The 
13notice shall set forth the violation, including reference to the 
14ordinance setting forth the administrative penalty, the date of the 
15violation, the approximate time, and the location where the 
16violation occurred. The notice shall include a printed statement 
17indicating the date payment is required to be made, and the 
18procedure for contesting the notice. The notice shall be served by 
19personal service upon the violator. The notice, or copy of the 
20notice, shall be considered a record kept in the ordinary course of 
21business of the issuing agency and the processing agency, and 
22shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the notice 
23establishing a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of 
24producing evidence.
25(2) When a notice of fare evasion or passenger
						conduct violation 
26has been served, the person issuing the notice shall file the notice 
27with the processing agency.
28(3) If, after a notice of fare evasion or passenger conduct 
29violation is issued pursuant to this section, the issuing officer 
30determines that there is incorrect data on the notice, including, but 
31not limited to, the date or time, the issuing officer may indicate in 
32writing on a form attached to the original notice the necessary 
33correction to allow for the timely entry of the corrected notice on 
34the processing agency’s data system. A copy of the correction shall 
35be mailed to the address provided by the person cited at the time 
36the original notice of fare evasion or passenger conduct violation 
37was served.
38(4) If a person contests a notice of fare evasion or passenger 
39conduct
						violation, the issuing agency shall proceed in accordance 
40with Section 99581.
P40   1(e) In setting the amounts of administrative penalties for the 
2violations listed in subdivision (b), the public transportation agency 
3shall not establish penalty amounts that exceed the maximum fine 
4amount set forth in Section 640 of the Penal Code.
5(f) A person who receives a notice of fare evasion or passenger 
6conduct violation pursuant to this section shall not be subject to 
7citation for a violation of Section 640 of the Penal Code.
8(g) If an entity enacts an ordinance pursuant to this section it 
9shall, both two years and five years after enactment of the 
10ordinance, report all of the following information to the Senate
11
						Committee on Transportation and Housing and the Assembly 
12Committee on Transportation:
13(1) A description of the ordinance, including the circumstances 
14under which an alleged violator is afforded the opportunity to 
15complete the administrative process.
16(2) The amount of the administrative penalties.
17(3) The number and types of citations administered pursuant to 
18the ordinance.
19(4) To the extent available, a comparison of the number and 
20types of citations administered pursuant to the ordinance with the 
21number and types of citations issued for similar offenses and 
22administered through the courts both in the two years prior to the 
23ordinance and, if
						any, since enactment of the ordinance.
24(5) A discussion of the effect of the ordinance on passenger 
25behavior.
26(6) A discussion of the effect of the ordinance on revenues to 
27the entity described in subdivision (a) and, in consultation with 
28the superior courts, the cost savings to the county courts. The 
29superior courts are encouraged to collaborate on and provide data 
30for this report.
31(h) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
32the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
33and Professions Code.
34(i) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
35product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5
36
						of the Business and Professions Code.
Section 12523 of the Vehicle Code is amended to 
39read:
(a) No person shall operate a youth bus without having 
2in possession a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class, 
3endorsed for passenger transportation and a certificate issued by 
4the department to permit the operation of a youth bus.
5(b) Applicants for a certificate to drive a youth bus shall present 
6evidence that they have successfully completed a driver training 
7course administered by or at the direction of their employer 
8consisting of a minimum of 10 hours of classroom instruction 
9covering applicable laws and regulations and defensive driving 
10practices and a minimum of 10 hours of behind-the-wheel training 
11in a vehicle to be used as a
						youth bus. Applicants seeking to renew 
12a certificate to drive a youth bus shall present evidence that they 
13have received two hours of refresher training during each 12 
14months of driver certificate validity.
15(c) The driver certificate shall be issued only to applicants 
16qualified by examinations prescribed by the Department of Motor 
17Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol, 
18and upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for an 
19original certificate and twelve dollars ($12) for the renewal of that 
20certificate to the Department of the California Highway Patrol. 
21The examinations shall be conducted by the Department of the 
22California Highway Patrol. The Department of Motor Vehicles 
23may deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate valid for driving a youth 
24bus for the causes specified in this code or in regulations adopted 
25pursuant
						to this code.
26(d) An operator of a youth bus shall, at all times when operating 
27a youth bus, do all of the following:
28(1) Use seat belts.
29(2) Refrain from smoking tobacco products.
30(3) Report any accidents reportable under Section 16000 to the 
31Department of the California Highway Patrol.
32(e) A person holding a valid certificate to permit the operation 
33of a youth bus, issued prior to January 1, 1991, shall not be required 
34to reapply for a certificate to satisfy any additional requirements 
35imposed by the act adding this subdivision until the certificate he 
36or she holds expires or is canceled or
						revoked.
37(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the meaning of 
38the definition in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business 
39and Professions Code.
P42   1(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a 
2product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section
						22950.5 
3of the Business and Professions Code.
This act does not affect any laws or regulations 
6regarding medical cannabis.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to 
9Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because 
10the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school 
11district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or 
12infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty 
13for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of 
14the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within 
15the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California 
16Constitution.
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