Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)

R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-33 — Sale of contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco products, or contraband electronic nicotine-delivery systems products prohibited

No distributor shall sell, and no other person shall sell, offer for sale, display
for sale, or possess with intent to sell any contraband other tobacco products without
written record of the payment of tax imposed by this chapter, or contraband electronic
nicotine-delivery system products without written record of the payment of tax imposed
by this chapter, or contraband cigarettes, the packages or boxes of which do not bear
stamps evidencing the payment of the tax imposed by this chapter.

Last amended: History of Section. P.L. 1939, ch. 663, Â§ 16; impl. am. P.L. 1940, ch. 875, Â§ 1; G.L. 1956, Â§ 44-20-33; P.L. 2007, ch. 246, Â§ 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 250, Â§ 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 8, Â§ 15; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, Â§ 16, effective January 1, 2025.

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