Regulación sobre la venta de productos con tolueno a menores de edad

Explicación Simple

Esta ley prohíbe vender productos que contengan tolueno a personas menores de 18 años. Si alguien lo hace, puede enfrentar multas o ir a la cárcel por un tiempo.

Es como si un padre no dejara a su hijo manejar un auto hasta que sea mayor. La ley quiere proteger a los jóvenes de sustancias peligrosas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una tienda de manualidades y un día vende pegamento con tolueno a un chico de 16 años. Si lo atrapan, Juan podría ser multado y perder su licencia de negocio por un año.

Penalidades

Multas de $1,000 a $2,500 o prisión de 6 meses a 1 año por vender a menores.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 10. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY [369a - 402c] ( Title 10 enacted 1872. ) 380. (a) Every person who sells, dispenses or distributes toluene, or any substance or material containing toluene, to any person who is less than 18 years of age shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year. (b) The court shall order the suspension of the business license, for a period of one year, of a person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section unless the owner of such business license can demonstrate a good faith attempt to prevent illegal sales or deliveries by employees. The provisions of this subdivision shall become operative on July 1, 1980. (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to, but are not limited to, the sale or distribution of glue, cement, dope, paint thinners, paint, and any combination of hydrocarbons either alone or in combination with any substance or material including, but not limited to, paint, paint thinners, shellac thinners, and solvents which, when inhaled, ingested or breathed, can cause a person to be under the influence of, or intoxicated from, any such combination of hydrocarbons. This section shall not prohibit the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels to persons less than 18 years of age. (d) This section shall not apply to any glue or cement which has been certified by the State Department of Health Services as containing a substance wh