Nevada Revised Statutes 370.380 – Unlawful acts regarding licenses or stamps; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty
1. It is unlawful for a person, with the intent to defraud the State:
Attorney's Note
Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| category C felony | 1 to 5 years | up to $10,000 |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 370.380
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) To alter, forge or counterfeit any license or stamp provided for in this chapter;
(b) To have in his or her possession any forged, counterfeited, spurious or altered license or stamp with the intent to use the same, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe the same to be such;
(c) To have in his or her possession one or more cigarette stamps which he or she knows have been removed from the pieces of packages or packages of cigarettes to which they were affixed;
(d) To affix to any piece of a package or package of cigarettes a stamp which he or she knows has been removed from any other piece of a package or package of cigarettes; or
(e) To have in his or her possession for the purpose of sale cigarettes which do not bear indicia of the State of Nevada excise tax stamping. Presence of the cigarettes in a cigarette vending machine is prima facie evidence of the purpose to sell.
2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.