(1) expired; or

(2) been suspended;

the commission may not reinstate or renew the certificate until all civil penalties imposed against the certificate holder for violating IC 35-46-1-10, IC 35-46-1-10.2, IC 35-46-1-11, IC 35-46-1-11.2, IC 35-46-1-11.4, IC 35-46-1-11.5, IC 35-46-1-11.7, or IC 35-46-1-11.8 have been paid.

     (b) The failure to pay a civil penalty described in subsection (a) is a Class B infraction.

     (c) If a certificate has been revoked, the commission may not reinstate or renew the certificate for at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of revocation. The commission may reinstate or renew the certificate only upon a reasonable showing by the applicant that the applicant shall:

(1) exercise due diligence in the sale of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes on the applicant’s premises where the tobacco products or electronic cigarettes are sold or distributed; and

(2) properly supervise and train the applicant’s employees or agents in the handling and sale of tobacco products or electronic cigarettes.

If a certificate is reinstated or renewed, the applicant of the certificate shall pay an application fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

     (d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the youth tobacco education and enforcement fund established under IC 7.1-6-2-6.

As added by P.L.250-2003, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.40; P.L.231-2015, SEC.3; P.L.214-2016, SEC.12; P.L.49-2020, SEC.5.