Section 39-15-409 - Acquisition of smoking paraphernalia by minor prohibited

A minor shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase or acquire smoking paraphernalia. Any minor purchasing or acquiring smoking paraphernalia is subject to juvenile proceedings; provided, that a violation of this section by a minor who is eighteen (18) years of age or older is a Class C misdemeanor and such minor is subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate general sessions court.Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 732, s 23, eff. 1/1/2021.Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 980, § 7; 1994, ch. 872, § 11.