SB 1209 Summary

• Raises the minimum age for purchasing tobacco, vapor, and shisha products from 18 to 21 years of age throughout Arizona Revised Statutes sections addressing tobacco sales and possession.

• Updates criminal penalties for persons under 21 who buy, possess, or accept tobacco products or related paraphernalia to remain a petty offense with a minimum $100 fine or 30 hours of community restitution.

• Increases penalties for minors misrepresenting their age to purchase tobacco products to a maximum fine of $500 for petty offense violation.

• Changes vending machine signage requirements to reference the new 21-year-old age restriction and updates associated penalties for violations.

• Applies the 21-year minimum age requirement to all tobacco regulations, including beedies/bidis sales by retail tobacco vendors (Class 3 misdemeanor violation).