HRS § 245-2.6 — Bill


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[§245‑2.6] Unlawful tobacco
retailing in the first degree. (a) Beginning March 1, 2007, a person or
entity required to obtain a retail tobacco permit commits the offense of
unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree if the person or entity
knowingly fails to obtain a valid permit required under section 245-2.5 and,
for the purposes of retail sale, recklessly sells, possesses, stores, acquires,
distributes, or transports five thousand or more cigarettes.
(b) Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first
degree is a misdemeanor, except that any offense under subsection (a) that
occurs within five years of a conviction for unlawful tobacco retailing in the
first degree is a class C felony.