Tex. Tax Code § 155.146
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 155.146, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 155.146. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE IN CASES INVOLVING SEIZED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The comptroller may photograph tobacco products seized under Section 155.143 before their sale under this subchapter.
(b) In a proceeding arising out of this chapter, including a criminal proceeding, the state is not required to produce the actual tobacco products.
(c) The photographs are admissible in evidence under rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs. The photographs are as admissible in evidence as are the tobacco products themselves.
(d) A person's rights of discovery and inspection of tangible physical evidence are satisfied if the photographs taken under this section are made available to the person by the state on order of any court or other entity having jurisdiction over the proceeding.
(b) In a proceeding arising out of this chapter, including a criminal proceeding, the state is not required to produce the actual tobacco products.
(c) The photographs are admissible in evidence under rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs. The photographs are as admissible in evidence as are the tobacco products themselves.
(d) A person's rights of discovery and inspection of tangible physical evidence are satisfied if the photographs taken under this section are made available to the person by the state on order of any court or other entity having jurisdiction over the proceeding.
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