{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2120","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §2120","heading":"Smoking in vehicles when minor is present","body":"1.  Definition.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, \"smoking\" means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, regulated narcotic or other combustible substance.\n2.  Prohibition.  Smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle by the operator or a passenger when a minor is present in that motor vehicle, regardless of whether the motor vehicle's windows are open.\n3.  Prohibition on inspection or search.  A motor vehicle, the contents of the motor vehicle or the operator or a passenger in the motor vehicle may not be inspected or searched solely because of a violation of this section.\n4.  Penalty.  A person who violates subsection 2 commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of $50 must be adjudged.","path":["TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","CHAPTER 19: OPERATION","SUBCHAPTER 2: VIOLATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2120.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"3f1587c5598900679dd7370c6ccaf9447f0643567597a686ce14b261d28b8b9b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2119","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}