{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-215","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16–215","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless authorized by a license, a person may not accept delivery of unstamped cigarettes.\n(b) On receipt of a package of cigarettes, a retailer, subwholesaler, or vending machine operator immediately shall:\n(1) examine the package to find out whether tobacco tax stamps are affixed properly to the package as required by § 12-304 of the Tax - General Article; and\n(2) reject any unstamped or improperly stamped cigarettes by:\n(i) returning them to the seller or consignor; or\n(ii) delivering them to a common carrier for return to the seller or consignor.\n(c) (1) There is a presumption that any unstamped cigarettes in the possession of a retailer, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler are held in violation of this subtitle.\n(2) A retailer, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler who holds unstamped cigarettes has the burden to prove that the cigarettes are not held in violation of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=16-215","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"9aa8aab6974e5a694393ba47c1f46aace640ae09a1e376413d8a054c9ee8c414","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-214","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-216"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}