{"id":2145,"date":"2026-06-26T13:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:08:07","slug":"is-it-illegal-in-sc-to-smoke-in-a-car-with-children-inside-heres-what-state-law-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2145","title":{"rendered":"Is it illegal in SC to smoke in a car with children inside? Here\u2019s what state law says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Can you be fined in South Carolina for smoking in a car with a child inside?<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>No, but if South Carolina Senator Darrell Jackson has his way it would no longer be legal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2143\">\u2018Wild West\u2019 for THC drinks, edibles stays as hemp regulation deal collapses in SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Richland County senator has introduced a bill several times to outlaw the practice, but it has not passed both houses of the General Assembly. The bill would apply to children 12 and younger and would bring a driver a $100 fine each time.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jackson has said the legislation is not to punish smokers but to ensure healthy children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control says there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2142\">Rebirth of a nation: New Americans sworn in at Columbia ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven brief exposure can cause serious health problems,\u201d the federal agency says. \u201cSecondhand smoke can cause coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adults who do not smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Secondhand smoke is especially harmful to infants and young children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The CDC cites these harms children face if exposed to secondhand smoke:<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)<\/li>\n<li>Acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis<\/li>\n<li>Middle ear disease<\/li>\n<li>More frequent and severe asthma<\/li>\n<li>Respiratory symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Slowed lung growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Surgeon General\u2019s Office says studies found \u201csmoking just one cigarette in a vehicle with the windows closed can generate more than 100 times the US Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s 24-hour recommended exposure limit to fine respirable particles (particles that irritate the respiratory system, contain the carcinogenic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, and that can seep from the lungs into the bloodstream).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It also produces an increase in carbon monoxide.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In all, 12 U.S. states ban smoking in cars with children inside, the most recent was West Virginia last year. The American Lung Association says West Virginia has the highest percentage of smokers \u2014 21% \u2014 in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2141\">SC businesses get a new tool to fight rules that protect public safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The states that ban smoking in cars with children inside are:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Delaware<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Utah<\/li>\n<li>Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<li>West Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it illegal in SC to smoke in a car with children inside? 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