If you smoke in public and your not over 18 can you get in trouble?

Question

I know and see people all the time who smoke and are under 18 and they do it with no problem. I'm just curious if people can get in trouble and if so what kind of trouble.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Its classified as an addictive substance which is illegal for minors to be in possession of let alone use. So even just showing that you have a packet of cigarettes could get you and your parents into trouble.

Answer 3

It's legal in some states, illegal in others. Even when it's illegal, the law is so patently stupid that it may not be enforced. I mean, what are they going to do, arrest half the teenage population? Cops have better things to do with their time -- at least, I hope they do. Furthermore, the police aren't allowed to demand ID -- they would have to have reason to believe that the person in question is underaged. So they could ticket a pre- or young teen, but not a teen who's old enough that he might be 18.

Studies show that these laws, and the laws that set a minimum age for sale, have no effect whatsoever on the number of kids who smoke. As far as I can tell, they exist mostly so that adults can feel like they're doing something.

Answer 4

if do not get caught, everything is fine...

if you get caught, you will get a fine ticket and maybe get charged in court for smoking illegally..

Answer 5

I guess you can get in trouble.

My sister stated smoking in her car and at these teen club things for like 16 year olds. But she never did get caught.

But I would think the police would ask how you did get the cigarettes from and like take them away from you.. That is my guess.

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Answer 6

You can be fined and your parents charged with neglect.

Answer 7

Yes I will scold you severely if I see you smoking and you're underage and surrounded by a cloud of toxic fumes and probably encouraging other minors to smoke.

Also You will get in trouble ten or twenty years from now when you get cancer and some respiratory illness!

Just dont smoke!

Answer 8

yes """''''"POLICE"""POLICE """''''busted ....my cuz has  

Answer 9

I think so, but at my school kids who are like 15 stand across the street and the resource officers watch them do it and they've never ticketed them or fined them or anything .

Answer 10

well it depends on how the cops are in your neighborhood. like in my neighborhood if they catch you with cigarettes or alcohol theyll just take it away from you most of the time. but i dont really think there going to stop you and ask you how old you are if you have a cigarette unless you look like really young.  

Answer 11

well yes u can really get in problems if someone older than u anyone

can get u into problems with the police u must be over 18 to crack

Answer 12

yeah...

Answer 13

yeah you can get a smoking ticket.  It mostly happens if you're at school cause then the cops are watching for that sort of things.

Answer 14

If you get caught you're screwed but if you get away with it you got lucky