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Tex. Tax Code § 154.520

COUNTERFEIT STAMPS

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Tex. Tax Code § 154.520, COUNTERFEIT STAMPS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/575155
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) prints, engraves, makes, duplicates, issues, sells, or circulates counterfeit stamps; (2) possesses, with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass, a counterfeit stamp; (3) uses or consents to the use of a counterfeit stamp in the sale or offering for sale of cigarettes; or (4) places or causes to be placed a counterfeit stamp on an individual package of cigarettes. (b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 20 years. (c) Venue of a prosecution under this section is in Travis County.