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RETAIL FINES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND STORE OWNERS/PROPRIETORS
Retail Establishment Fines for Selling Tobacco to a Minor
FINES/PENALTIES FOR STORE CLERKS CITED WITH A VIOLATION OF UTAH LAW.
It is against the law to sell tobacco to any person under the age of 19. This
includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and related products. Violators will
be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor on first offense, a Class
B misdemeanor on a second, and a Class A misdemeanor on subsequent offenses. These fines
could reach $2,500 or jail time.
UTAH CRIMINAL CODE-MISDEMEANORS AND INFRACTIONS
| CLASSIFICATION |
IMPRISONMENT |
FINES PER PERSON |
Class A Misdemeanor
76-3-104 |
A term not exceeding one year.
76-3-204 |
Not exceeding $2,500
76-3-301 |
Class B Misdemeanor
76-3-104 |
A term not exceeding six months.
76-6-204 |
Not exceeding $1,000
76-6-301 |
Class C Misdemeanor
76-3-104 |
A term not exceeding ninety days.
76-3-204 |
Not exceeding $750
76-3-301 |
Infraction
Infractions are not classified.
76-3-105 |
May not be imprisoned.
76-3-205
1) A person convicted of an infraction may not be imprisoned but may be subject to a fine, forfeiture and disqualification, or any combination. |
Not exceeding $750
76-3-301
2) Whenever a person is convicted of an infraction and no punishment is specified, the person may be fined as for a Class C misdemeanor.
76-3-205 |
STORE OWNERS
with violations of the Utah youth tobacco laws may receive these fines:
(Within a 12 month rotating cycle) |
| FIRST OFFENSE |
$300 FINE |
| SECOND OFFENSE |
$750 FINE |
| THIRD OFFENSE |
$1,000 FINE PLUS a 30-day license suspension |
| FOURTH OFFENSE |
$1,000 FINE PLUS a revocation hearing |
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