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Warning: Kids in car means no smoking  

It will be illegal as of Sept. 1 to smoke in a car if a child under 16 is riding along, under a law passed earlier this year by the Legislature.

The law was crafted to protect kids from the effects of second-hand smoke. Violators will receive a written warning for the first year the law is in effect. After that, it will be a $50 fine.

Dr. Dora Ann Mills, head of the Maine Center for Disease Control, said research shows that second-hand smoke is most harmful to children.

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