Sec. 154.520. COUNTERFEIT STAMPS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) prints, engraves, makes, duplicates, issues, sells, or circulates counterfeit stamps;
(2) possesses, with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass, a counterfeit stamp;
(3) uses or consents to the use of a counterfeit stamp in the sale or offering for sale of cigarettes; or
(4) places or causes to be placed a counterfeit stamp on an individual package of cigarettes.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 20 years.
(c) Venue of a prosecution under this section is in Travis County.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1662, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.154, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Sales, Excise, and Use Taxes
Section 154.502. Unstamped Cigarettes
Section 154.5025. Affixing Stamps to Certain Cigarettes
Section 154.503. Possession in Quantities Less Than 10,000
Section 154.504. Possession of Quantities Less Than Individual Package
Section 154.505. Cancellation of Stamp
Section 154.506. Concealment of a Violation
Section 154.507. Misleading the Comptroller
Section 154.508. Refusing to Surrender Cigarettes
Section 154.5095. Fingerprints
Section 154.511. Transportation of Cigarettes
Section 154.512. Inspection of Premises
Section 154.513. Previously Used or Old Design Stamps
Section 154.514. Sale of Stamps
Section 154.515. Possession in Quantities of 10,000 or More
Section 154.516. Books and Records