Can RCW 70.155.080, making it a civil infraction for minors to possess cigarettes, be enforced in municipal court without a city adopting the statute by reference?
RCW 70.155.080 makes the possession of cigarettes by a person under the age of eighteen a civil infraction. This statute reads: (1) A person under the age of eighteen who purchases or attempts to purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to a fine as set out in chapter 7.80 RCW or participation in up to four hours of community service, or both. The court may also require participation in a smoking cessation program. This provision does not apply if a person under the age of eighteen, with parental authorization, is participating in a controlled purchase as part of a liquor control board, law enforcement, or local health department activity. (2) Municipal and district courts within the state have jurisdiction for enforcement of this section. The caller asked if, in our opinion, a city would need to adopt this statute by reference to be able to enforce it in municipal court
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