Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-511.1 — Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 3: Miscellaneous Offenses in General, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-511.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-511.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who smokes or uses an open flame within 25 feet of a medical oxygen source in a health care facility, as defined in § 15.2-2820 , when the area is posted as an area where smoking and open flame are prohibited is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Official section text (law.lis.virginia.gov)

Questions this section answers

Is smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-511.1.

Which Virginia statute covers smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility?

Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-511.1 (Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility; penalty).

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