Sec. 155.211. POSSESSION: TAX DUE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses, in violation of this chapter, tobacco products on which a tax is required to be paid that has not been paid. The absence of evidence of a tax payment is prima facie evidence of nonpayment.
(b) This section does not prohibit transportation of tobacco products by a common carrier.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1684, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Sales, Excise, and Use Taxes
Chapter 155 - Cigars and Tobacco Products Tax
Section 155.202. Nonpayment of Tax
Section 155.204. Concealment of Violation
Section 155.205. Misleading the Comptroller
Section 155.206. Refusing to Surrender Tobacco Products
Section 155.2075. Fingerprints
Section 155.209. Transportation of Tobacco Products
Section 155.210. Inspection of Premises
Section 155.211. Possession: Tax Due
Section 155.212. Books and Records