§ 2342. — Unlawful acts.
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[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2342]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 114--TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Sec. 2342. Unlawful acts
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to ship,
transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband
cigarettes.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make any false
statement or representation with respect to the information required by
this chapter to be kept in the records of any person who ships, sells,
or distributes any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 60,000 in a
single transaction.
(Added Pub. L. 95-575, Sec. 1, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2464.)
Effective Date
Subsec. (a) of this section effective Nov. 2, 1978, and subsec. (b)
of this section effective on first day of first month beginning more
than 120 days after Nov. 2, 1978, see section 4 of Pub. L. 95-575, set
out as a note under section 2341 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2344 of this title.
