Maryland Bill Would Make It Crime to Smoke with Kids in Car
posted 4:43 am Mon February 25, 2008 - ANNAPOLIS, Md.
A House committee is scheduled to take up a proposal to fine drivers $50 for smoking when children under the age of six are in the car. State law already prohibits bus drivers and commercial drivers from smoking with kids in a vehicle, but there is no crime for parents who do it. The bill up Monday seeks to protect child health, but it raises privacy concerns from some. A similar measure failed last year in the Maryland Senate.
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Read House Bill 1360: http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb1360.htm
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