Texas Tax Code

§ 154.520 — COUNTERFEIT STAMPS

TX § 154.520Title 2. STATE TAXATION · Part E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES · Ch. 154. CIGARETTE TAX · Art. I. PENALTIES

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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.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.154, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2019.