State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-jersey > Title-54 > Section-54-40a > 54-40a-28-154:40A-28.1 Possession of cigarettes without proper stamp, violations, fine.2.Any person, other than a licensee permitted under this act to possess any unstamped cigarettes, who possesses 2,000 but fewer than 20,000 cigarettes without the stamp or stamps required by this act being affixed thereto or stamped in violation of subsection b. of section 405 shall be a disorderly person, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court; and any such person who possesses 20,000 or more cigarettes without the stamp or stamps required by this act being affixed thereto or stamped in violation of subsection b. of section 405 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-15) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
L.1977,c.188,s.2; amended 1999, c.328, s.5.
