{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-245","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 245","heading":"‑2.","body":"[§245‑2.6] Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree. (a) Beginning March 1, 2007, a person or entity required to obtain a retail tobacco permit commits the offense of unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree if the person or entity knowingly fails to obtain a valid permit required under section 245-2.5 and, for the purposes of retail sale, recklessly sells, possesses, stores, acquires, distributes, or transports five thousand or more cigarettes.\n\n(b) Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree is a misdemeanor, except that any offense under subsection (a) that occurs within five years of a conviction for unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree is a class C felony.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 14","Chapter 245"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0245/HRS_0245-0002_0006.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"df4389921e471b84e57143cdb7a68449310284cc0c08a150edb037a5a1474ac3","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-244d-9","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-245-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}