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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Tax Code § 154.502: UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES.

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  1. TAX CODE
  2. TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION
  3. SUBTITLE E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES
  4. CHAPTER 154. CIGARETTE TAX
  5. SUBCHAPTER I. PENALTIES

Except as provided by Section 154.026(b), a person commits an offense if the person:

(1) makes a first sale of unstamped cigarettes;

(2) sells, offers for sale, or presents as a prize or gift unstamped cigarettes; or

(3) knowingly consumes, uses, or smokes cigarettes subject to the tax under this chapter without a stamp affixed to each individual package.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1659, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 33 (S.B. 1390), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2019.

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