New Jersey Statutes 54:40A-28. Sale of cigarettes without required stamp, violations
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Attorney's Note
Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| crime of the third degree | between 3 and 5 years | up to $15,000 |
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:40A-28
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
605. Any person who sells cigarettes without the stamp or stamps required by this act being affixed thereto or cigarettes stamped in violation of subsection b. of section 405 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C. 54:40A-15) shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.
L.1948, c.65, s.605; amended 1952, c.246, s.8; 1977, c.188, s.1; 1999, c.328, s.4; 2013, c.145, s.9.