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a. A person who shall purchase or otherwise acquire petroleum products, upon which the petroleum products gross receipts tax has not been paid and is not due pursuant to subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.1990, c. 42 (C.54:15B-5) or upon which a reimbursement payment has been paid pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c. 19 (C.54:15B-10), from a federal government department, agency or instrumentality, or any agent or officer thereof, for use not specifically associated with any federal government function or operation, shall pay to the State a tax at the rate or rates of the consideration given or contracted to be given for the purchase or acquisition of the petroleum products and the gallonage, determined pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1990, c. 42 (C.54:15B-3) in accordance with the procedures set forth in the “Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax Act,” P.L.1990, c. 42 (C.54:15B-1 et seq.).
b. A person who knowingly uses, or who conspires with an official, agent or employee of a federal government department, agency or instrumentality, for the use of, a requisition, purchase order, or a card or an authority to which the person is not specifically entitled by government regulations, with the intent to obtain petroleum products from a federal government department, agency or instrumentality for a use not specifically associated with a federal government function or operation, upon which the petroleum products gross receipts tax has not been paid, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 15B-9 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-54-taxation/nj-st-sect-54-15b-9/
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