California · Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC

RTC §32557: Any person who knowingly possesses, keeps, stores, or retains for the purpose of sale, or sells or offers to sell, any container or containers of alcoholic beverage with a tax value greater than five

Misdemeanor

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A person commits a misdemeanor by knowingly possessing, storing, or selling alcoholic beverages worth over $500 without paying required taxes.

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Any person who knowingly possesses, keeps, stores, or retains for the purpose of sale, or sells or offers to sell, any container or containers of alcoholic beverage with a tax value greater than five hundred dollars ($500) where the taxes imposed under this part have not been paid is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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