5363 Age verification requirements

(a) No person shall mail, ship or otherwise deliver any tobacco product in connection with a delivery sale unless prior to the 1st delivery sale to such consumer:

(1) Receives both a copy of a valid form of government identification showing date of birth to verify the purchaser is age 18 years or over and an attestation from the purchaser certifying that the information on the government identification truly and correctly identifies the purchaser and the purchaser's current address. Such attestation shall also confirm:

a. That the prospective consumer understands that signing another person's name to such certification is illegal;

b. That the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, to individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal; and

c. That the purchase of tobacco products, including cigarettes, by individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal under the laws of this State;

(2) Delivers the tobacco product to the address of the purchaser given on the valid form of government identification and by a postal or package delivery service method that either limits delivery to that purchaser and requires the purchaser to sign personally to receive the delivery or requires a signature of an adult at the purchaser's address to deliver the package;

(3) Provides to the prospective consumer, via e-mail or other means, a notice that meets the requirements of § 5364 of this title; and

(4) In the case of an order for any tobacco product pursuant to an advertisement on the Internet, receives payment for the delivery sale from the prospective consumer by a credit or debit card that has been issued in such consumer's name.

(b) Persons accepting purchase orders for delivery sales may request that prospective consumers provide their e-mail addresses.

(c) Any wholesale or retail seller of cigars or pipe tobacco shall affirm that the purchaser of said product is 18 years of age or older before the time of sale.