Putnam sheriff issues civil citations in student vaping crackdown

The action

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has launched a crackdown on student vaping and is issuing civil citations as part of that effort.

The enforcement focuses on vaping by students in Putnam County. The sheriff’s office has described the level of student vaping as an epidemic.

Civil citations are the enforcement tool identified in the action. The citations mark a response by the sheriff’s office to student vaping rather than a criminal arrest being described in the available account.

The effort places the sheriff’s office at the center of local enforcement on an issue involving students, schools and public safety. The action also gives families and school communities a direct law-enforcement response to vaping concerns.

The 104.5 WOKV report linked below is the source for the announcement. No primary record is linked here.