                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DESIGNATION OF &#8220;NO-SMOKING&#8221; AREAS; SMOKING PROHIBITED IN
&#8220;NO-SMOKING&#8221; AREAS; PENALTY FOR VIOLATION (§ 15.2-2826)

A. The proprietor or other person in charge of (i) an educational facility,
except any public elementary, intermediate, or secondary school; (ii) a health
care facility; (iii) a retail establishment of 15,000 square feet or more
serving the general public, including, but not limited to, department stores,
grocery stores, drug stores, clothing stores, and shoe stores; and (iv)
recreational facilities shall designate reasonable no-smoking areas, considering
the nature of the use and the size of the building.

B. The proprietor or other person in charge of a space subject to the provisions
of this section shall post signs conspicuous to public view stating
&#8220;Smoking Permitted&#8221; or &#8220;No Smoking.&#8221; Any person failing
to post such signs shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25.

C. No person shall smoke in a designated no-smoking area and any person who
continues to smoke in such area after having been asked to refrain from smoking
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25.

D. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Virginia
Health Care Fund established under &#xA7; 32.1-366.

HISTORY: 2009, cc. 153, 154.