Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-418
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Transportation or possession of products for which taxes
Official statutory text
have not been paid - Penalties.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or possess
tobacco products where the tax on such tobacco products has not been
paid and exceeds the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsections C and D of this
section, any person found guilty of violating the provisions of
Section 400 et seq. of this title shall be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for a first offense or not more than Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) for a second or subsequent offense. Provided,
any person in possession of more than one thousand small or large
cigars or two hundred sixteen (216) ounces of smokeless tobacco or
smoking tobacco in packages or containers for which the tax required
by law has not been paid shall be punished by administrative fines
in the manner and amounts provided in subsection D of this section.
C. Any retailer violating the provisions of Section 403.2 of
this title shall:
1. For a first offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00);
2. For a second offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and
3. For a third or subsequent offense, be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00).
D. Any wholesaler violating the provisions of Section 403.2 of
this title shall:
1. For a first offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and
2. For a second or subsequent offense, be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00).
Administrative fines collected pursuant to the provisions of
this subsection shall be deposited to the revolving fund created in
Section 305.2 of this title.
E. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall immediately revoke the
license of a person punished for a violation pursuant to the
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provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection C of this section or a
person punished for a violation pursuant to the provisions of
subsection D of this section. A person whose license is so revoked
shall not be eligible to receive another license pursuant to the
provisions of Section 301 et seq. of this title for a period of ten
(10) years.
F. Fines collected pursuant to the provisions of subsections B,
C and D of this section shall be deposited in the Tobacco Products
Tax Enforcement Unit Revolving Fund created in Section 7 of Enrolled
House Bill No. 2292 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma
Legislature.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or possess
tobacco products where the tax on such tobacco products has not been
paid and exceeds the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsections C and D of this
section, any person found guilty of violating the provisions of
Section 400 et seq. of this title shall be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for a first offense or not more than Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) for a second or subsequent offense. Provided,
any person in possession of more than one thousand small or large
cigars or two hundred sixteen (216) ounces of smokeless tobacco or
smoking tobacco in packages or containers for which the tax required
by law has not been paid shall be punished by administrative fines
in the manner and amounts provided in subsection D of this section.
C. Any retailer violating the provisions of Section 403.2 of
this title shall:
1. For a first offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00);
2. For a second offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and
3. For a third or subsequent offense, be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00).
D. Any wholesaler violating the provisions of Section 403.2 of
this title shall:
1. For a first offense, be punished by an administrative fine
of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and
2. For a second or subsequent offense, be punished by an
administrative fine of not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000.00).
Administrative fines collected pursuant to the provisions of
this subsection shall be deposited to the revolving fund created in
Section 305.2 of this title.
E. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall immediately revoke the
license of a person punished for a violation pursuant to the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 243
provisions of paragraph 3 of subsection C of this section or a
person punished for a violation pursuant to the provisions of
subsection D of this section. A person whose license is so revoked
shall not be eligible to receive another license pursuant to the
provisions of Section 301 et seq. of this title for a period of ten
(10) years.
F. Fines collected pursuant to the provisions of subsections B,
C and D of this section shall be deposited in the Tobacco Products
Tax Enforcement Unit Revolving Fund created in Section 7 of Enrolled
House Bill No. 2292 of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma
Legislature.
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