Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Michigan

Cigarettes and minors.

If I were to provide pornography to a 13

year old, I could be charged for such. If

a parent smokes in a car with their 2

year old inside, how does that not

constitute providing tobacco to a minor?


Asked on 12/10/07, 11:28 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Audra Arndt Audra A. Arndt & Associates, PLLC

Re: Cigarettes and minors.

that's just the law. and the law doesn't define "providing tobacco to a minor" as smoking in their presence.

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Answered on 12/13/07, 10:59 pm
Peter Torrice Canu, Torrice & Zalewski, PLLC

Re: Cigarettes and minors.

That analogy does not make sense. If you give porn to a 13 year old then you get charged for it. If you smoke in a car you're not contributing to the delinquency of a minor because you never actually gave the tobacco to the minor.

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Answered on 12/10/07, 11:42 am
Aaron Miller Law Office of Aaron W. Miller pllc

Re: Cigarettes and minors.

It's illegal to provide minors with tobacco. The legislature has not made it illegal to smoke in the presence of minors.

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Answered on 12/11/07, 3:58 pm


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