{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-154.410","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 154.410","heading":"SEIZURE OR SALE NO DEFENSE.","body":"The seizure, forfeiture, and sale of cigarettes or property under this chapter, with or without court action, is not a defense to criminal prosecution for an offense or from liability for a penalty under this chapter.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1658, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION","SUBTITLE E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES","CHAPTER 154. CIGARETTE TAX","SUBCHAPTER H. ENFORCEMENT OF TAX"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.154.htm#154.410","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"b5a5663921defa3349da939550c48f24e62cd41da7513acd4111e06d68f9a5e2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-154.4095","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-154.411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}