Smoking/Tobacco Policy - Indoor Air Act

Under the Code of Virginia, Title 15.2, Chapter 28, “Virginia Clean Indoor Air Act”, Southside Virginia Community College establishes a policy to regulate and control smoking of tobacco products within its facilities and vehicles. This policy is specifically authorized under Code of Virginia 15.2-2800 and 15.2-2801, which sets forth statewide regulation of smoking.

SVCC Clean Indoor Air Policy

1. Smoking or other use of tobacco products including, but not limited to, cigarettes, pipes, cigars, snuff or chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, electronic vaping devices, personal vaporizer (PV), or electronic nicotine delivery systems, aromatic smoking products are prohibited within all buildings owned or leased by the college, and within vehicles owned or operated by Southside Virginia Community College. This provision shall include any and all off-campus facilities utilized by SVCC, except for the facilities of any business, industry or other organization where the college may offer specific programs at its site.
2. Designated smoking areas are identified around the exterior of facilities with one entrance to each building being smoke-free and with any smoking area at such entrance being no closer than 25 feet from the entrance.