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Rhode Island General Laws Title 44. Taxation § 44-20-28.1. Noncompliance with tobacco manufacturer's escrow fund--Penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) A distributor may not affix, or cause to be affixed, stamps to individual packages of cigarettes to be sold or distributed in this state by a distributor licensed in this state if the attorney general has notified the distributor that the tobacco product manufacturer of those cigarettes has:

(i) Failed to become a participating manufacturer as defined in § 23-71-3(1); and

(ii) Failed to create a qualified escrow fund and make the required deposits in the escrow fund pursuant to § 23-71-3(2)(i) for any cigarettes the distributor sold or distributed for that tobacco product manufacturer in this state.

(2) As used in this section, “ tobacco product manufacturer” has the same meaning as that term is defined in § 23-71-2.

(b) A distributor who violates this section is subject to suspension or revocation of its license pursuant to § 44-20-8.

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