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I was charged
for smoking on school property and I am under 16.
Can I send payment of the fine to the court office? |
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| Q.2 |
Why is it against the
law for teens to smoke on school property? |
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| Q.3 |
If someone
gives me a cigarette, have I broken any law? |
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Q.1 I
was charged for smoking on school property and I am under 16.
Can I send payment
of the fine to the court office? |
A. 1 |
No! If you are under 16 years old, provincial law does
not allow the enforcement officer to issue a 'ticket'. The
offence must be dealt with by the courts. You will be issued
a summons to appear in a specific court at a specific time,
date and location. Your parent/guardian will get a copy of
the summons, giving them the same information. |
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| Q.2
Why is it against the law for teens to smoke on school
property? |
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The SFO Act applies to everyone, youth and adults alike. By making school propert smoke-free, the message is clear - Smoking is unhealthy. The SFO Act prohibits smoking and holding lit tobacco products anywhere on school property and in school buildings, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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| Q.3 If
someone gives me a cigarette, have I broken any law? |
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No. Possessing or having tobacco
is not against the law. However, the person who gave you the
cigarette has broken the law by supplying tobacco to someone
under 19 and they can be charged. If you give that cigarette
to someone who is under 19, you are then breaking the law. It
is illegal to give even one cigarette to a person under 19.
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