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Hawaii Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law

Chapter 245

Table of Sections

SectionHeadnote
Part IGeneral Provisions
245-1Definitions
245-2License
245-2.5Retail Tobacco Permit
245-2.6Unlawful Tobacco Retail in the First Degree
245-2.7Unlawful Tobacco Retail in the Second Degree
245-3Taxes
245-4Repealed
245-5Returns
245-6Payment of Taxes; Penalties
245-7Determination of Taxes; Additional Assessments, Credits, and Refunds
245-8Records to be Kept
245-9Inspection
245-10Appeals
245-11Chapter 235 and Chapter 237 Application
245-12Investigations; Contempts; Fees
245-13Administration by Directors; Rules and Regulations
245-14Repealed
245-15Disposition of Revenues
245-16Unlawful Shipment of Cigarettes; Penalty; Reports; Liability for Unpaid Taxes
Part IIStamping of Cigarettes
245-21Payment of Tax Through Use of Stamps; Exemptions
245-22Affixation; Required Prior to Distribution; Method and Manner
245-22.5Prohibition Against Stamping or Sale of Cigarettes Not Listed in the Directory Pursuant to Chapter 486P
245-23Department to Furnish Stamps; Designs, Specifications, and Denominations
245-24Sales Through Financial Institutions
245-25Purchase of Stamps; When; by Licensee or Designee
245-26Price; Payment; Deferred Payment Purchases
245-27Maximum Amount of Deferred-Payment Purchases; Bond
245-28Time for Payment of Deferred-Payment Purchases; Manner of Payment
245-29Suspension or Reduction of Privilege to Purchase on Deferred-Payment Basis
245-30Penalty for Failure to Make Timely Payment
   

 

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245-31Monthly Report on Distribution of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products, and Purchases of stamps  
245-32Tax Refund or Credit for Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Shipped for Sale or Use Outside the State  
245-33Unused Stamps; Cancellation of Stamps  
245-34Approval of Department Required for Transfer of Stamps  
245-35Unlicensed Possession or Use of Stamps  
245-36Counterfeiting Stamps  
245-37Sale or Purchase of Packages of Cigarettes Without Stamps; Fines and Penalties  
245-38Vending Unstamped Cigarettes  
245-39Penalty Exemptions; Presumptions  
245-40Forfeitures; Disposition  
245-41Enforcement; Injunction; Disposition of Fines  
245-41.5Cigarette Tax Stamp Administrative Special Fund  
245-42Rules  
Part IIIExport and Foreign Cigarettes  
245-51Export and Foreign Cigarettes Prohibited  
245-52Alteration of Packaging Prohibited  
245-53Criminal Penalties for Illegal Sale of Export or Foreign Cigarettes  
245-54Confiscation and Seizure of Illegal Export or Foreign Cigarettes  
245-55Forfeiture  
245-56Affixing of Cigarette Tax Stamp to Export Cigarettes or Altered Packages Prohibited  
245-57Documentation of Foreign Cigarettes  
245-58Illegal Sale of Export or Foreign Cigarettes; Revocation or Suspension of License; Civil Penalties  
245-59Unfair Trade Practices  
245-60Deceptive Cigarette Sales  
245-61Enforcement  
245-62Applicability  
245-63Penalties Cumulative  

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