Glynn County, GA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Glynn County Police Department
- Buffer distance
- 25 feet from prohibited enclosed areas
- Total-ban sites
- Harold Pate Bldg, Courthouse, Historic Courthouse, Detention Center
- Penalty
- Fine up to $50.00 per occasion
- Ordinance dates
- Adopted 2/20/03, amended 1/17/13
Summary
Glynn County's Smoke-free Air Ordinance bars smoking within 25 feet outside any enclosed public facility where smoking is banned. A 2013 amendment goes further at the Harold Pate Building, Glynn County Courthouse, Historic Courthouse and Sheriff's Office/Detention Center, banning tobacco use anywhere on those outdoor grounds.
Smoking is prohibited within a reasonable distance of 25 feet outside an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited, so as to ensure that tobacco smoke does not enter the area through entrances, windows, ventilation systems, or other means. ... (a)Smoking and/or the use of any form of tobacco product, including but not limited cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco, such as snuff, chewing tobacco, and dipping tobacco, by any person is prohibited and shall be unlawful while at or on the grounds or premises of any of the following public facilities: 1) Harold Pate Building; 2) the Glynn County Courthouse; 3) the Historic Glynn County Courthouse; and 4) the Sheriff's Office and Glynn County Detention Center.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 2-25, the Glynn County Smoke-free Air Ordinance, prohibits smoking inside all enclosed public facilities owned, leased or operated by the county, including dining areas, elevators, restrooms, meeting rooms and enclosed sports arenas. Section 2-25-5 extends that ban outdoors, prohibiting smoking within a reasonable distance of 25 feet outside an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited so smoke cannot drift in through doors, windows or ventilation systems. 1, added in 2013, is stricter still for four specific county properties, the Harold Pate Building, the Glynn County Courthouse, the Historic Glynn County Courthouse, and the Sheriff's Office and Glynn County Detention Center: smoking and all tobacco products are banned anywhere on the grounds, indoors or outdoors, including parking lots, sidewalks, lawns and greenspace.
"No Smoking" signs must be posted at every entrance where smoking is banned, and the County Administrator must remove ashtrays from restricted areas. Exceptions exist only for private residences and for nursing-home rooms occupied solely by smokers who requested one in writing. The Glynn County Police Department enforces the ordinance, and any citizen may register a complaint with the County Administrator or bring a private legal action to enforce it.
Violations & Fines
A person who smokes or uses tobacco products where prohibited commits an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $50.00. Each separate occasion on which a violation occurs, whether on the same day or not, counts as its own distinct violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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