Section 2909 - Smoking restrictions within vehicles(a) A person is prohibited from smoking in a vehicle, whether it is in motion or at rest, if a person under 16 years of age is in the vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle's windows are open. This subsection does not apply to a person who is the sole occupant of a vehicle.(b) State and local police are empowered to enforce this section of the Code, but a police officer may not stop or detain a motor vehicle or its driver nor inspect or search the vehicle, the contents of the vehicle, or the operator or passenger of the vehicle solely for a violation or suspected violation of this section.Added by Laws 2023 , ch. 214, s 3, eff. 9/20/2023.