HRS § 245-37 — Sale or purchase of packages of cigarettes without stamps; fines and penalties


[§245-37] Sale or purchase of packages of
cigarettes without stamps; fines and penalties. (a) Beginning April 1,
2001, a person shall be guilty of a class C felony if the person:
(1) Is not a licensee, and knowingly possesses,
keeps, stores, acquires, or transports three thousand or more cigarettes that
do not have stamps affixed to the cigarette packages as required by this part;
or
(2) Knowingly sells one thousand or more cigarettes
that do not have stamps affixed to the cigarette packages as required by this
part.
(b) Beginning April 1, 2001, a person shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:
(1) Is not a licensee, and knowingly possesses,
keeps, stores, acquires, or transports one thousand or more cigarettes that do
not have stamps affixed to the cigarette packages as required by this part; or
(2) Knowingly sells less than one thousand cigarettes
that do not have stamps affixed to the cigarette packages as required by this
part.
(c) In addition to any other authorized
disposition, a corporation found in violation of:
(1) Subsection (a) is subject to a fine in an amount
not to exceed $50,000; and
(2) Subsection (b) is subject to a fine in an amount
not to exceed $25,000.