2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 370 - Tobacco: Licenses and Taxes; Supervision of Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers
NRS 370.405 - Unlawful sale or possession of contraband tobacco products; penalties.
1. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or to possess for the purpose of sale any contraband tobacco products. The presence of any contraband tobacco products in a vending machine is prima facie evidence of the purpose to sell those products.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of:
(a) For the first offense involving contraband tobacco products having a value of $25 or more but less than $250, a misdemeanor.
(b) For each subsequent offense involving contraband tobacco products having a value of $25 or more but less than $250, a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(c) For the first offense involving contraband tobacco products having a value of $250 or more, a gross misdemeanor.
(d) For each subsequent offense involving contraband tobacco products having a value of $250 or more, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1192; A 2007, 2057)
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