(A) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2151.87

  • Child: means a person who is under eighteen years of age, except that the juvenile court has jurisdiction over any person who is adjudicated an unruly child prior to attaining eighteen years of age until the person attains twenty-one years of age, and, for purposes of that jurisdiction related to that adjudication, a person who is so adjudicated an unruly child shall be deemed a "child" until the person attains twenty-one years of age. See Ohio Code 2151.011
  • Juvenile court: means whichever of the following is applicable that has jurisdiction under this chapter and Chapter 2152 of the Revised Code:

    (a) The division of the court of common pleas specified in section 2101. See Ohio Code 2151.011

  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • unruly child: includes any of the following:

    (A) Any child who does not submit to the reasonable control of the child's parents, teachers, guardian, or custodian, by reason of being wayward or habitually disobedient;

    (B) Any child who is an habitual truant from school;

    (C) Any child who behaves in a manner as to injure or endanger the child's own health or morals or the health or morals of others;

    (D) Any child who violates a law, other than division (C) of section 2907. See Ohio Code 2151.022

“Tobacco product” has the same meaning as in section 2927.02 of the Revised Code.

(B) No child shall do any of the following unless accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian of the child, each of whom shall be twenty-one years of age or older:

(1) Use, consume, or possess tobacco products;

(2) Purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco products;

(3) Order, pay for, or share the cost of tobacco products;

(4) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, accept or receive tobacco products.

(C) No child shall knowingly furnish false information concerning that child’s name, age, or other identification for the purpose of obtaining tobacco products.

(D) A juvenile court shall not adjudicate a child a delinquent or unruly child for a violation of this section.

(E)(1) It is not a violation of division (B)(4) of this section for a child to accept or receive tobacco products if the child is required to do so in the performance of the child’s duties as an employee of that child’s employer and the child’s acceptance or receipt of tobacco products occurs exclusively within the scope of the child’s employment.

(2) It is not a violation of division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section if the child possesses, purchases or attempts to purchase, orders, pays for, shares the cost of, or accepts or receives tobacco products while participating in an inspection or compliance check conducted by a federal, state, local, or corporate entity at a location at which tobacco products are sold or distributed.

(F) If a juvenile court finds that a child violated division (C) of this section, the court may require the child to perform not more than twenty hours of community service.