California Health and Safety Code

§ 14955

HSC § 14955 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 12 · Part 8

Statute text

(a)A manufacturer or any other person or entity that knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes other than through retail sale in violation of this part is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each sale.

(b)A retailer, distributor, or wholesaler that knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of this part shall be subject to the following:

(1)A civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each sale or offer for sale in which the total number of cigarettes sold or offered for sale does not exceed 50 packages of cigarettes.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 158. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.