9.16.020 Tobacco possession by minors.

A. Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 167.400 is adopted by reference.
B. All citations issued to minors alleged to have violated the provisions of ORS 167.400 shall be issued on an ordinance violation citation form and remanded to Estacada municipal court.
C. Upon a finding of guilty by the Estacada municipal judge, either by trial or a guilty plea, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) minimum fine shall be imposed. A second finding of guilty for the same offense shall result in a fifty dollar ($50.00) minimum fine being imposed. A third finding of guilty for this offense and subsequent offenses shall result in a one hundred dollar ($100.00) minimum fine.
D. The fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense may be waived by the court upon proof of completion, by minor, of a smoking cessation program. (Ord. 2007-3 § 7; prior code § 5.173)