105-113.32. Non-tax-paid cigarettes subject to confiscation.
All non-tax-paid cigarettes subject to the tax imposed by this Part, together with any container in which they are stored or displayed for sale (including but not limited to vending machines), are declared to be contraband goods and may be seized by any officer of the law. The officer shall arrest any person in charge of the contraband goods and shall at once proceed against the person arrested, under the provisions of this Part, in any court having competent jurisdiction. The disposition of the seized cigarettes and container shall be governed by the provisions of G.S. 105-113.31. (1969, c. 1075, s. 2; 1993, c. 442, s. 13.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2A - Tobacco Products Tax.
§ 105-113.3 - Scope of tax; administration.
§ 105-113.4B - Cancellation or revocation of license.
§ 105-113.4C - Enforcement of Master Settlement Agreement Provisions.
§ 105-113.4D - Tax with respect to inventory on effective date of tax increase.
§ 105-113.4E - Modified risk tobacco products.
§ 105-113.4G - Records to be kept.
§ 105-113.4H - Federal Constitution and statutes.
§ 105-113.4I - Licenses required.
§ 105-113.4J - Unlicensed place of business.
§ 105-113.4K - Criminal penalties.
§ 105-113.4L - Federal tobacco tax reporting.
§ 105-113.5 - Tax on cigarettes[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 105-113.8 - Recodified as G.S105-113.4H, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 105-113.9 - Out-of-state shipments.
§ 105-113.10 - Manufacturers exempt from paying tax.
§ 105-113.11 - Recodified as G.S105-113.4I, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 105-113.12 - Distributor must obtain license[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 105-113.13 - Secretary may require a bond or irrevocable letter of credit.
§ 105-113.17 - Identification of dispensers.
§ 105-113.18 - Payment of tax; reports[Effective until July 1, 2022]
§ 105-113.21 - Discount; refund.
§ 105-113.24 - Out-of-State distributors to register and remit tax.
§ 105-113.27 - Non-tax-paid cigarettes.
§ 105-113.29 - Recodified as G.S105-113.4J, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 105-113.30 - Records and reports.
§ 105-113.32 - Non-tax-paid cigarettes subject to confiscation.
§ 105-113.33 - Recodified as G.S105-113.4K, effective November 18, 2021.