C.R.S. Section 25-14-301
Sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age prohibited

  • definitions

(1)

This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Teen Tobacco Use Prevention Act”.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The sale of a cigarette or tobacco product to a person who is under twenty-one years of age is prohibited.
(b)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2020.)(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Cigarette” shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 39-28-202 (4), C.R.S.

(b)

Repealed.

(c)

“Tobacco product” has the same meaning as “cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product”, as defined in section 18-13-121 (5).

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Nothing in this section prohibits a statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county from enacting an ordinance or resolution that prohibits the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to a person under twenty-one years of age or imposes requirements more stringent than provided in this section.

(b)

A statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county shall not enact an ordinance or resolution that establishes a minimum age to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that is under twenty-one years of age.

(5)

A violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section is a noncriminal offense.

Source: Section 25-14-301 — Sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age prohibited - definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Current through Fall 2024

§ 25-14-301’s source at colorado​.gov