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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1682 By: Roe
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to tobacco and vapor products;
41	41	amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -229.13, as amended
42	42	by Section 34, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 ( 63 O.S.
43	43	Supp. 2024, Section 1 -229.13), which relates to
44	44	Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act; modifying
45	45	fines to include store manager when there is a sale
46	46	to a minor; and providing an effective date.
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52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STA TE OF OKLAHOMA:
53	53	SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-229.13, as
54	54	amended by Section 34, Chapter 310, O.S.L. 2023 (63 O.S. Supp. 2024,
55	55	Section 1-229.13), is amended to read as follows:
56	56	Section 1-229.13. A. It is unlawful for any person to sell,
57	57	give or furnish in any manner any tobacco product, nicotine product
58	58	or vapor product to another person who is under twenty -one (21)
59	59	years of age, or to purchase in any manner a tobacco product,
60	60	nicotine product or vapor product on b ehalf of any such person. It
61	61	shall not be unlawful for an employee under twen ty-one (21) years of
62	62	age to handle tobacco products, nicotine products or vapor products
63	63	when required in the performance of the employee 's duties.
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90	90	B. A person engaged in the sa le or distribution of tobacco
91	91	products, nicotine products or vapor products shall demand proof of
92	92	age from a prospective purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person
93	93	would conclude on the basis of appearance that the prospective
94	94	purchaser may be under twen ty-one (21) years of age.
95	95	If an individual engaged in the sale or distribution of tobacco
96	96	products, nicotine products or vapor products has demanded proof of
97	97	age from a prospective purchaser or recipient who is not under
98	98	twenty-one (21) years of age, the f ailure to subsequently require
99	99	proof of age shall not constitute a violation of this subsection.
100	100	C. 1. When a person violates subsection A or B of this
101	101	section, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission
102	102	shall impose an administrative fine of:
103	103	a. not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to the
104	104	employee and not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
105	105	($250.00) to the store manager for the first offense,
106	106	b. not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to the
107	107	employee and not more than Five Hund red Dollars
108	108	($500.00) to the store manager for the second offense
109	109	within a two-year period following the first offense,
110	110	c. not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) to the
111	111	employee and not more than One Thousand Dollars
112	112	($1,000.00) to the store manager for a third offense
113	113	within a two-year period following the first offense.
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140	140	In addition to any other penalty, the store 's license
141	141	to sell tobacco products or nicotine products or the
142	142	store's sales tax permit for a store that is
143	143	predominantly engaged in the sale of vapor products in
144	144	which the sale of other products is merely incidental
145	145	may be suspended for a period not exceeding thirty
146	146	(30) days, or
147	147	d. not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) to the
148	148	employee and not more than One Thousand Dollars
149	149	($1,000.00) to the store manager for a fourth or
150	150	subsequent offense within a two -year period following
151	151	the first offense. In addition to any other penalty,
152	152	the store's license to sell tobacco products or
153	153	nicotine products or the store 's sales tax permit for
154	154	a store that is predominantly engaged in the sale of
155	155	vapor products in which the sale of other products is
156	156	merely incidental may be suspended for a period not
157	157	exceeding sixty (60) days.
158	158	2. When it has been determined that a penalty shall include a
159	159	license or permit suspension, the ABLE Commission shall notify the
160	160	Oklahoma Tax Commissi on, and the Tax Commission shall suspend the
161	161	store's license to sell tobacco products or nicotine products or the
162	162	store's sales tax permit for a store that is predominantly engag ed
163	163	in the sale of vapor products in which the sale of other products is
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190	190	merely incidental at the location where the offense occurred for the
191	191	period of time prescribed by the ABLE Commission.
192	192	3. Proof that the defendant demanded, was shown, and reasonably
193	193	relied upon proof of age shall be a defense to any action brought
194	194	pursuant to this section. A person cited for violating this section
195	195	shall be deemed to have reasonably relied upon proof of age, and
196	196	such person shall not be found guilty of the violation i f such
197	197	person proves that:
198	198	a. the individual who purchased or received the tobacco
199	199	product, nicotine product or vapor product presented a
200	200	driver license or other government -issued photo
201	201	identification purporting to establish that such
202	202	individual was twenty -one (21) years of age or older,
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204	204	b. the person cited for the violation conf irmed the
205	205	validity of the driver license or other government -
206	206	issued photo identification presented by such
207	207	individual by performing a transaction scan by means
208	208	of a transaction scan device.
209	209	Provided, that this defense shall not relieve from liability any
210	210	person cited for a violation of this section if the person failed to
211	211	exercise reasonable diligence to determine whether the physical
212	212	description and picture appearing on the drive r license or other
213	213	government-issued photo identification was that of the indi vidual
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240	240	who presented it. The availability of the defense described in this
241	241	subsection does not affect the availability of any other defense
242	242	under any other provision of law.
243	243	D. If the sale is made by an employee of the owner of a store
244	244	at which tobacco products, nicotine products , or vapor products are
245	245	sold at retail, the employee shall be guilty of the violation and
246	246	the employee and the store manager shall be subject to the fin e.
247	247	Each violation by any employee of an owner of a store licensed to
248	248	sell tobacco products or nicotine products or permitted to sell
249	249	vapor products shall be deemed a violation against the owner for
250	250	purposes of a license suspension pursuant to subsection C of this
251	251	section. Each violation by an employee of a store predominantly
252	252	engaged in the sale of vapor products in which the sale of other
253	253	products is merely incidental shall be deemed a violation against
254	254	the owner for purposes of a sales tax permit suspen sion pursuant to
255	255	the provisions of subsection C of this section. An owner of a store
256	256	licensed to sell tobacco products or nicotine products or permitted
257	257	to sell vapor products shall not be deemed in violation of the
258	258	provisions of the Prevention of Youth A ccess to Tobacco Act for any
259	259	acts constituting a violation by any person, when the violation
260	260	occurs prior to actual employment of the person by the storeowner or
261	261	the violation occurs at a location other than the owner 's retail
262	262	store. For purposes of deter mining the liability of a person
263	263	controlling franchises or business operations in multiple locations,
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290	290	for any violations of subsection A or B of this section, each
291	291	individual franchise or business location shall be deemed a separate
292	292	entity.
293	293	E. On or before December 15, 1997, the ABLE Commission shall
294	294	adopt rules establishing a method of notification of storeowners
295	295	when an employee of such storeowner has been determined to be in
296	296	violation of this section by the ABLE Commission or convicted of a
297	297	violation by a municipality.
298	298	F. 1. Upon failure of the employee to pay the administrativ e
299	299	fine within ninety (90) days of the day of the assessment of such
300	300	fine, the ABLE Commission shall notify Service Oklahoma, and Service
301	301	Oklahoma shall suspend or not issue a dri ver license to the employee
302	302	until proof of payment has been furnished to Service Oklahoma.
303	303	2. Upon failure of a storeowner to pay the administrative fine
304	304	within ninety (90) days of the assessment of the fine, the ABLE
305	305	Commission shall notify the Tax Commi ssion, and the Tax Commission
306	306	shall suspend the store 's license to sell tobacc o products or
307	307	nicotine products or the store 's sales tax permit for a store that
308	308	is predominantly engaged in the sale of vapor products in which the
309	309	sale of other products is mer ely incidental until proof of payment
310	310	has been furnished to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
311	311	G. Cities and towns may enact and municipal police officers may
312	312	enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under
313	313	provisions of this section, but the provis ions of municipal
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340	340	ordinances shall be the same as provided for in this section , and
341	341	the penalty provisions under such ordinances shall not be more
342	342	stringent than those of this section.
343	343	H. County sheriffs may enforce the provisions of the Prevention
344	344	of Youth Access to Tobacco Act.
345	345	SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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