Haw. Rev. Stat. § 245-37
Sale or purchase of packages of cigarettes without stamps; fines and penalties
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 245 — Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 245-37, Sale or purchase of packages of cigarettes without stamps; fines and penalties, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2414196
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(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.