To enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel are authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. A person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale, is directed and required to give the Attorney General, the Department of Revenue, and the State Fire Marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel, the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 331, Section 1, eff January 1, 2010.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 51 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards And Firefighter Protection Act
Section 23-51-10. Citation of chapter.
Section 23-51-20. Definitions.
Section 23-51-30. Performance standards testing.
Section 23-51-40. Certification by manufacturer.
Section 23-51-50. Marking to indicate compliance.
Section 23-51-60. Sale of uncertified cigarettes; penalties; forfeiture of unmarked cigarettes.
Section 23-51-80. Examination of records.
Section 23-51-100. Manufacture of cigarettes for sale in another state or outside the United States.