If someone is caught flicking a butt outside of their car window or on their ground for the first time, their fine will not exceed $1,500, as it is classified as a class B misdemeanor, though their second conviction would be class A and could run them over that amount. If they exceed the third and fourth convictions, however, the cigarette-flicker could be punished with a $25,000 fine and no less than a year in prison.
I don't think you understand how the law works. They give a maximum fine but no one ever pays that amount. A first fine would probably be just a warning and even the second would probably just be a few dollars at most.
If you keep doing it and end up with 4 convictions well you get what you deserve.
Butt jokes aside I actually approve of this. Its a big step towards the discouraging of smoking, something that in my opinion should be illegal in itself - its also pretty disgusting when there's trash all over the ground.
While I do agree that its a bit of an excessive punishment for the crime in question it doesnt really matter, there is no reason for anyone to be breaking the law in the first place anyway. Unless they just didnt know about it? But despite the amount of people saying they dont I think most do.
if thats the case why not do it with booze? after all people who drink commit the most domestic violence and car accidents plus divorces or what about people who throw trash in the street?
Where are your stats to prove that or did you just make that up?
i can vouche for this since i come from a family of alcoholics wich is why i myself dont drink. i also have a uncle who's wife is tired of his drinking.
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If someone is caught flicking a butt outside of their car window or on their ground for the first time, their fine will not exceed $1,500, as it is classified as a class B misdemeanor, though their second conviction would be class A and could run them over that amount. If they exceed the third and fourth convictions, however, the cigarette-flicker could be punished with a $25,000 fine and no less than a year in prison.
I don't think you understand how the law works. They give a maximum fine but no one ever pays that amount. A first fine would probably be just a warning and even the second would probably just be a few dollars at most.
If you keep doing it and end up with 4 convictions well you get what you deserve.
Butt jokes aside I actually approve of this. Its a big step towards the discouraging of smoking, something that in my opinion should be illegal in itself - its also pretty disgusting when there's trash all over the ground.
While I do agree that its a bit of an excessive punishment for the crime in question it doesnt really matter, there is no reason for anyone to be breaking the law in the first place anyway. Unless they just didnt know about it? But despite the amount of people saying they dont I think most do.
if thats the case why not do it with booze? after all people who drink commit the most domestic violence and car accidents plus divorces or what about people who throw trash in the street?
Where are your stats to prove that or did you just make that up?
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