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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 58.1. Taxation |
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SUBTITLE I. Taxes Administered By the Department of Taxation |
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CHAPTER 10.1. Enforcement of Illegal Sale or Distribution of Cigarettes Act |
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SECTION 58.1-1037. Seizure |
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Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or distributed in the Commonwealth in violation of this chapter shall be deemed contraband and shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, destruction, or court-ordered assignment for use by a law-enforcement undercover operation. Such cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether or not the violation of this chapter is with knowledge. |