# 36 CFR § 1280.20: Smoking or using alternative smoking devices

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 1280.20
- **Heading:** Smoking or using alternative smoking devices
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER G—NARA FACILITIES > PART 1280—USE OF NARA FACILITIES > Subpart A—Rules of Conduct on or in NARA Property and Facilities > Prohibited Activities

## Text

You may not smoke or use alternative smoking devices (electronic or vapor) inside any NARA facility (including those located on GSA or GPO property), in courtyards on NARA property, or in any outdoor area within 25 feet of any NARA facility air intake duct or doorway. Due to dangers that smoking and smoking devices present to the safety of occupants and the security of archival holdings, we have a zero-tolerance policy. You may smoke and use alternative smoking devices only in marked smoking areas outside certain NARA facilities.

## Nearby sections

- [36 CFR § 1280.1 § 1280.1 NARA facilities and applicable rules of conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.1.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.2 § 1280.2 Items subject to inspection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.2.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.4 § 1280.4 Children under the age of 14.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.4.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.6 § 1280.6 Service animals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.6.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.8 § 1280.8 Driving on NARA property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.8.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.12 § 1280.12 Additional rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.12.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.14 § 1280.14 Weapons and explosives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.14.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.16 § 1280.16 Illegal drugs and alcohol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.16.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.18 § 1280.18 Gambling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.18.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.20 § 1280.20 Smoking or using alternative smoking devices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.20.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.22 § 1280.22 Distributing or posting materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.22.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.24 § 1280.24 Eating and drinking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.24.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.26 § 1280.26 Soliciting, vending, and debt collecting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.26.md)
- [36 CFR § 1280.28 § 1280.28 Other prohibited behavior.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.28.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-1280.20. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.