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609.685.1a
Statute ID:
17909
Statute Function ID:
37038
Sale of Tobacco/Tobacco Related/Electronic Delivery Device to Children - Under 21 years old
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Statute Number:
609.685.1a
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Nov 1, 2020
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Sale of Tobacco/Tobacco Related/Electronic Delivery Device to Children - Under 21 years old
Statute ID:
17909
Created:
Jan 13, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jan 13, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Change the flags so these are payable. Expiring old code and inserting new effective 11/01/2020
Summary Text:
Sale of Tobacco/Tobacco Related/Electronic Delivery Device to Children - Under 21 years old
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/685.html
Legislative Session:
2020 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jan 13, 2021
(a) Any person 21 years of age or older who sells, gives, or otherwise furnishes tobacco, tobacco-related devices, or electronic delivery devices to a person under the age of 21 years is guilty of a petty misdemeanor for the first violation. Whoever violates this subdivision a subsequent time within five years of a previous conviction under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this subdivision if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant reasonably and in good faith relied on proof of age as described in section 340A.503, subdivision 6.
