{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-155.209","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 155.209","heading":"TRANSPORTATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.","body":"A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) knowingly transports tobacco products subject to the tax under this chapter without the tax being paid;\n(2) wilfully refuses to stop a motor vehicle operated to transport tobacco products after a request to stop from an authorized representative of the comptroller; or\n(3) while transporting tobacco products, refuses to permit a complete inspection of the cargo by an authorized representative of the comptroller.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1684, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 67, eff. June 7, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 19.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION","SUBTITLE E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES","CHAPTER 155. CIGARS AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX","SUBCHAPTER G. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.155.htm#155.209","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"dd000cdfb9d4eba0d3f89dff81f82dd7af837cba9287fb563d3c12ce45ea1040","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-155.208","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-155.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}