15.2-2826 - Designation of "No-Smoking" areas; smoking prohibited in No-Smoking" areas; penalty for violation.
§ 15.2-2826. Designation of "No-Smoking" areas; smoking prohibited in"No-Smoking" areas; penalty for violation.
A. The proprietor or other person in charge of (i) an educational facility,except any public elementary, intermediate, or secondary school; (ii) ahealth care facility; (iii) a retail establishment of 15,000 square feet ormore serving the general public, including, but not limited to, departmentstores, 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 theprovisions of this section shall post signs conspicuous to public viewstating "Smoking Permitted" or "No Smoking." Any person failing to postsuch 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 whocontinues to smoke in such area after having been asked to refrain fromsmoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25.
D. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into theVirginia Health Care Fund established under § 32.1-366.
(2009, cc. 153, 154.)