Twain Harte, CA Tobacco & Vaping: Tobacco Age Restrictions (2026)

22958. (a) An enforcing agency may assess civil penalties against any person, firm, or corporation that sells, gives, or in any way furnishes to another person who is under 21 years of age any tobacco, cigarette, cigarette papers, any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco, tobacco products, or any controlled substance, according to the following schedule: (1) A civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for the first violation. (2) A civil penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) to three thousand dollars ($3,000) for the second violation at the same location within a five-year period. (3) A civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the third violation at the same location within a five-year period. (4) A civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for a fourth violation within a five-year period. (5) A civil penalty of at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for five or more violations within a five-year period. (b) (1) In addition to the civil penalties described in subdivision (a), upon the assessment of a civil penalty for the third, fourth, or fifth violation, the department, within 60 days of the date of service of the final administrative adjudication on the parties or payment of the civil penalty for an uncontested violation, shall notify the State Board of Equalization of the violation. The State Board of Equalization shall then assess a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22971.7) of Division 8.6 in accordance with the following schedule: (A) A 45-day suspension of the license for a third violation at the same location within a five-year period.