{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-27-1903","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-27-1903","heading":"Tobacco use - Prohibitions","body":"(a) A person shall not knowingly smoke tobacco in a motor vehicle in which a child who is less than fourteen (14) years of age is a passenger. (b) (1) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (2) If a person is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this section, court costs under § 16-10-305 or other costs or fees shall not be assessed. (3) A person who proves to the court that he or she has entered into a smoking cessation program may have his or her fine eliminated for a first offense violation of this section. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1264,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 13, § 3; 2011, No. 811, § 1.\n\n(a) A person shall not knowingly smoke tobacco in a motor vehicle in which a child who is less than fourteen (14) years of age is a passenger.\n\n(b) (1) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (2) If a person is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this section, court costs under § 16-10-305 or other costs or fees shall not be assessed. (3) A person who proves to the court that he or she has entered into a smoking cessation program may have his or her fine eliminated for a first offense violation of this section.\n\n(1) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).\n\n(2) If a person is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this section, court costs under § 16-10-305 or other costs or fees shall not be assessed.\n\n(3) A person who proves to the court that he or she has entered into a smoking cessation program may have his or her fine eliminated for a first offense violation of this section.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 27","Subchapter 19"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"04f16fa9ae4a9df0cb90620fbf87c387facc112c736af4201c36f94986944909","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-27-1902","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-27-1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}