{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2423","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-2423","heading":"Seizure and forfeiture of gray market cigarettes.","body":"Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or distributed in the District in violation of § 47-2419 shall be deemed contraband and shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction by the Mayor under § 47-2409. The cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the violation of this chapter is knowing or otherwise.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 24. Tobacco Tax."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2423","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f785fff1481449fb8b28878e9bc1ef085d9af080245c4d0e64ca010a27e6db66","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2422","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-2424"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}