Any person who smokes or uses an open flame within 20 feet of a pump used to fuel motor vehicles or a fueling tanker being used to deliver gasoline to a gasoline station is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor if smoking or the use of an open flame is prohibited by a sign at the pump. Any person who causes a fire or explosion as a result of a violation of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-819.4
Smoking in proximity to gas pumps; penalty
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Dulles Toll Road v. Diggs (2015)
Most recently applied in Dulles Toll Road v. Diggs (June 2015)
2007, c. 848.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.