{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1721.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1721.03","heading":"Purchase or possession of tobacco by persons under 21 years of age; use of false identification.","body":"(a)\n(1)\nNo person under 21 years of age shall purchase any tobacco product, possess any tobacco product, or attempt to purchase or possess any tobacco product.\n(2)\nParagraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a person under 21 years of age who is handling or transporting tobacco products under the terms of the person's employment.\n\n(b)\nNo person under 21 years of age shall falsely represent the person's age, or possess or present as proof of age an identification document which is in any way fraudulent, for the purpose of purchasing, possessing, or consuming tobacco products in the District.\n\n(c)\nRepealed.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 17. Restrictions on Tobacco Smoking.","Subchapter I-A. Prohibited Sales of Tobacco."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1721.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c58ad6db155a7a0d501250f2ebd995a535774fc489d794f2d64d8ad8c3d6ec8e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1721.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1721.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}