California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §30476: Any person in possession or control of, or having access to, a cigarette vending machine who knowingly or willfully places for sale in the vending machine, any cigarettes not contained in packages to

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly places unstamped cigarettes in a vending machine for sale commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or up to one year in county jail.

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Any person in possession or control of, or having access to, a cigarette vending machine who knowingly or willfully places for sale in the vending machine, any cigarettes not contained in packages to which are affixed California tax stamps or meter impressions, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail, or be subject to both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

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