Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 2342: Unlawful acts

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to knowingly ship, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, or to make false statements regarding required records for large cigarette sales.

Read the full statutory text

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to ship, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband cigarettes or contraband smokeless tobacco. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make any false statement or representation with respect to the information required by this chapter to be kept in the records of any person who ships, sells, or distributes any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 10,000 in a single transaction.

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