| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §§1580-E and 1580-F are enacted to read: |
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| §1580-E.__Health care facility |
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| | 1.__Prohibition.__A person may not smoke within 20 feet of the | entrance or the exit of a health care facility.__For the purposes | of this section, "health care facility" has the same meaning as | in section 8702, subsection 4. |
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| | 2.__Penalty.__A person who violates subsection 1 commits a | civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be | adjudged for a first offense and a fine of not more than $200 may | be adjudged for a 2nd or subsequent offense. |
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| §1580-F.__Smoking in vehicles |
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| | 1.__Prohibition.__A person may not smoke in a private vehicle | and may not allow any other person to smoke in the private | vehicle when a person under 18 years of age is in the private | vehicle. |
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| | 2.__Penalty.__A person who violates section 1 commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged | for a first offense and a fine of not more than $200 may be | adjudged for a 2nd or subsequent offense. |
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| | This bill prohibits smoking within 20 feet of the entrance or | exit of a health care facility. The bill also prohibits smoking | in a private vehicle when a child under 18 years of age is in the | vehicle. |
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