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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Shekarchi, Corvese, Edwards, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2019

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 44-20-21 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-20 entitled "Cigarette

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and Other Tobacco Products Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     44-20-21. Transfer of stamps prohibited -- Redemption of unused stamps.

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     No person shall sell or transfer any stamps under the provisions of this chapter. The tax

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administrator shall redeem any unused, uncancelled stamps presented in unbroken sheets or

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packages, under rules and regulations of the tax administrator, by any licensed distributor within

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six (6) months of the date of purchase, at a price equal to ninety-eight percent (98%) of their face

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value.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX

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     This act would permit cigarette distributors to have partial rolls or sheets of unused tax

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stamps redeemed by the tax administrator for ninety-eight percent (98%) of their face value.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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