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HB 479 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Contraband and tax-paid cigarettes; penalties.  Establishes legal limits and imposes criminal and civil penalties for possession with intent to distribute contraband tax-paid cigarettes by parties outside the legitimate distribution chain. This bill is identical to SB 347.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Contraband and tax-paid cigarettes; penalties.  Establishes legal limits and imposes criminal and civil penalties for possession with intent to distribute contraband tax-paid cigarettes by parties outside the legitimate distribution chain.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Counterfeit and contraband cigarettes; penalties.  Imposes criminal penalties for possessing and selling contraband and counterfeit cigarettes, establishes legal limits for possession of tax-paid cigarettes by parties outside the legitimate distribution chain, and establishes a limit on retail sales of tax-paid cigarettes. The bill revises the definition of counterfeit cigarettes and creates the Cigarette Enforcement Fund to receive civil penalties and aid the law-enforcement agencies that discover and investigate violations of excise tax requirements.