Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-326.6
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Violation of act – Penalties – Forfeiture – Action by
Official statutory text
Fire Marshal or Attorney General.
A. A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent or any other person
or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other
than through retail sale, in violation of Section 3 of this act,
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered
for sale; provided, that in no case shall the penalty against any
such person or entity exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) during any thirty-day period.
B. A retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell
cigarettes in violation of Section 3 of this act shall be subject to
a civil penalty not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale; provided,
that in no case shall the penalty against any retail dealer exceed
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for sales or offers to
sell during any thirty-day period.
C. In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any
corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership or
association engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes that knowingly
makes a false certification pursuant to Section 4 of this act shall
be subject to a civil penalty of at least Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars ($75,000.00) and not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) for each such false certification.
D. Any person violating any other provision in this act shall
be subject to a civil penalty for a first offense not to exceed One
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Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and for a subsequent offense subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
for each such violation.
E. Any cigarettes that have been sold or offered for sale that
do not comply with the performance standard required by Section 3 of
this act shall be considered contraband and subject to forfeiture.
Cigarettes forfeited pursuant to this section shall be destroyed;
provided, however, that prior to the destruction of any cigarette
forfeited pursuant to these provisions, the true holder of the
trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be permitted to
inspect the cigarette.
F. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the State
Fire Marshal or Attorney General may file an action in the court of
competent jurisdiction for a violation of this act, including
petitioning for injunctive relief or to recover any costs or damages
suffered by the state because of a violation of this act, including
enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney
fees. Each violation of this act or of rules adopted under this act
constitutes a separate civil violation for which the State Fire
Marshal or Attorney General may obtain relief.
G. Whenever any law enforcement personnel or duly authorized
representative of the State Fire Marshal shall discover any
cigarettes that have not been marked in the manner required by
Section 5 of this act, such personnel are hereby authorized and
empowered to seize and take possession of such cigarettes. Such
cigarettes shall be turned over to the Tax Commission, and shall be
forfeited to the state. Cigarettes seized pursuant to this section
shall be destroyed; provided, however, that prior to the destruction
of any cigarette seized pursuant to these provisions, the true
holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be
permitted to inspect the cigarette.
A. A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent or any other person
or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other
than through retail sale, in violation of Section 3 of this act,
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) for each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered
for sale; provided, that in no case shall the penalty against any
such person or entity exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) during any thirty-day period.
B. A retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell
cigarettes in violation of Section 3 of this act shall be subject to
a civil penalty not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale; provided,
that in no case shall the penalty against any retail dealer exceed
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for sales or offers to
sell during any thirty-day period.
C. In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any
corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership or
association engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes that knowingly
makes a false certification pursuant to Section 4 of this act shall
be subject to a civil penalty of at least Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars ($75,000.00) and not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) for each such false certification.
D. Any person violating any other provision in this act shall
be subject to a civil penalty for a first offense not to exceed One
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Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and for a subsequent offense subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
for each such violation.
E. Any cigarettes that have been sold or offered for sale that
do not comply with the performance standard required by Section 3 of
this act shall be considered contraband and subject to forfeiture.
Cigarettes forfeited pursuant to this section shall be destroyed;
provided, however, that prior to the destruction of any cigarette
forfeited pursuant to these provisions, the true holder of the
trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be permitted to
inspect the cigarette.
F. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the State
Fire Marshal or Attorney General may file an action in the court of
competent jurisdiction for a violation of this act, including
petitioning for injunctive relief or to recover any costs or damages
suffered by the state because of a violation of this act, including
enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney
fees. Each violation of this act or of rules adopted under this act
constitutes a separate civil violation for which the State Fire
Marshal or Attorney General may obtain relief.
G. Whenever any law enforcement personnel or duly authorized
representative of the State Fire Marshal shall discover any
cigarettes that have not been marked in the manner required by
Section 5 of this act, such personnel are hereby authorized and
empowered to seize and take possession of such cigarettes. Such
cigarettes shall be turned over to the Tax Commission, and shall be
forfeited to the state. Cigarettes seized pursuant to this section
shall be destroyed; provided, however, that prior to the destruction
of any cigarette seized pursuant to these provisions, the true
holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand shall be
permitted to inspect the cigarette.
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