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Driver Charged With Smoking With Kids in the Car

Tuesday, 5 February 2019 at 15:11

A person in Norfolk County was fined $125 for smoking with two young children in the back of the car.

NORFOLK COUNTY - OPP are reminding parents and caregivers that it is illegal to smoke in your vehicle with someone under the age of 16 present. 

Police handed out a ticket on Saturday afternoon in Norfolk County to a driver who was smoking with two small children in the back. 

Effective January 21, 2009, Ontarian's cannot smoke in motor vehicles with passengers under 16. Under the law, a driver or passenger smoking in a motor vehicle, while someone else under the age of 16 is present, is committing an offence, and can be fined $125. 

OPP Detachment Commander Joseph Varga says second-hand smoke in motor vehicles can be up to 27 times more concentrated than in a smoker's home

"Drivers often take extra care to protect children in vehicles; having smoke-free cars should be part of that protection."

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