97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2016

 

Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Creates the Cigarette Delivery Sales Reporting Act. Imposes reporting requirements on persons who sell cigarettes for delivery by mail or a delivery service. Includes civil penalties for noncompliance. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Requires a retailer of cigarettes or tobacco products to obtain a retailer's license from the Department of Revenue; specifies qualifications, fees, and penalties for noncompliance; provides for mandatory suspension or revocation of a retailer's license for repeated violations of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act. Also makes changes in definitions, reporting requirements, and civil and criminal penalties. Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Cigarette Tax Act, the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995, and the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act to make corresponding changes.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Cigarette Delivery Sales Reporting Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative findings and intent. The General
7Assembly finds that consumers are using the Internet to
8purchase cigarettes to avoid the taxes imposed by the State of
9Illinois on sale and use of cigarettes. The General Assembly
10further finds that because online sales have sharply risen over
11the years there is a large and increasing loss of revenue to
12the State caused by the evasion of sales and use taxes on
13cigarettes shipped in interstate commerce to Illinois
14customers. The General Assembly finds that to help identify
15purchasers of cigarettes from out-of-state sellers, the
16Department of Revenue uses information required to be provided
17by the federal Jenkins Act (15 U.S.C. §§375-377) in order to
18bill consumers for the taxes due. The General Assembly further
19finds that many cigarette sellers do not comply with the
20provisions of the Jenkins Act and that many other states, in
21order to address this problem, have enacted their own reporting
22laws intended to prevent further tax avoidance. Therefore, it
23is intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act to

 

 

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1facilitate the collection of all applicable State sales and use
2taxes on cigarettes sold to residents of this State over the
3Internet or by mail order by establishing a reporting
4requirement for out-of-state cigarette sellers and penalties
5for those persons who violate this Act.
 
6    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
7context otherwise requires:
8    "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in
9part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and whether or
10not the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any
11other ingredient, and the wrapper or cover of which is made of
12paper or any other substance or material except whole tobacco
13leaf.
14    "Consumer" means an individual who is not a licensed
15cigarette distributor or a licensed cigarette retailer.
16    "Delivery sale" means a sale of cigarettes to a consumer in
17this State in which:
18        (1) the purchaser submits the order for the sale by
19    means of a telephone or other method of voice transmission,
20    a delivery service, or the Internet or other online
21    service; or
22        (2) the cigarettes are delivered by a delivery service.
23     "Delivery service" means any person that is engaged in the
24commercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.
25    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.

 

 

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1    "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,
2association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or
3private corporation however formed, limited liability company,
4or a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or
5other representative appointed by order of any court.
6    "Person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale"
7means a person who fills a cigarette order given by a consumer
8and processes the order for mail, shipping or other delivery,
9or who contracts with another party to provide delivery service
10to the purchaser.
11    "Purchase order" means a written or electronic document
12authorizing a seller to provide cigarettes.
13    "Retail value" means the market price of the cigarettes
14plus all applicable taxes at the location where the cigarettes
15were mailed, shipped, or delivered.
 
16    Section 15. Delivery sales reporting requirements.
17    (a) Not later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
18each person that has made a delivery sale of delivered, mailed,
19or shipped cigarettes during the previous calendar month, or
20contracted with another party for delivery service in
21connection with a delivery sale made during the previous
22calendar month, shall file a report with the Department. The
23report shall contain the following information:
24        (1) the name, trade name, and address of the principal
25    place of business of the seller and any other place of

 

 

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1    business of the seller;
2        (2) the name and address of the consumer to whom the
3    delivery sale was made;
4        (3) the brand or brands of cigarettes that were sold in
5    the delivery sale;
6        (4) the quantity of cigarettes that were sold in the
7    delivery sale; and
8        (5) such other information as the Department may
9    require by rule.
10    (b) A person that satisfies the requirements of 15 U.S.C.
11376 is deemed to have met the requirements of this Section.
12    (c) The Department may adopt rules to authorize the
13electronic filing of the report required under this Section.
 
14    Section 20. Penalties; seizure and forfeiture; hearings.
15    (a) The Department shall impose the following penalties for
16each unreported sale of cigarettes:
17         (1) The first time a person violates Section 15 of
18    this Act, the person shall be subject to a civil penalty of
19    $1,000 or five times the retail value of the cigarettes
20    involved in the violation, whichever is greater.
21         (2) In the case of a second or subsequent violation of
22    Section 15 of this Act, the person shall be subject to a
23    civil penalty of $5,000 or five times the retail value of
24    the cigarettes involved in the violation, whichever is
25    greater.

 

 

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1    (b) The penalties prescribed under this Section are in
2addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty applicable
3under the laws of this State.
4    (c) Any cigarettes sold or attempted to be sold in a
5delivery sale that violates this Act may be seized by the
6Department and are subject to forfeiture.
7    (d) Any person aggrieved by a Department decision may,
8within 30 days after notice of that decision, protest in
9writing and request a hearing. The Department shall give notice
10to the person of the time and place for the hearing and shall
11hold a hearing before it issues a final administrative
12decision. In the absence of a protest and request for a hearing
13within 30 days, the Department's decision shall become final
14without any further determination being made or notice given.
 
15    Section 25. Enforcement. All enforcement proceedings under
16this Act shall be instituted by the Attorney General at the
17request of the Department to require compliance with this Act,
18to recover civil penalties authorized under Section 20 of this
19Act, and to seek any other remedy as provided by law.
 
20    Section 30. Rules. The Department may adopt rules to
21implement, administer and enforce this Act.
 
22    Section 905. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
23Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section

 

 

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12505-380 as follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 2505/2505-380)  (was 20 ILCS 2505/39b47)
3    Sec. 2505-380. Revocation of or refusal to issue a
4certificate of registration, permit, or license. The
5Department has the power to refuse to issue or reissue or,
6after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to revoke a
7certificate of registration, permit, or license issued or
8authorized to be issued by the Department if the applicant for
9or holder of the certificate of registration, permit, or
10license fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, fee,
11penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any
12final assessment of tax, fee, penalty, or interest, as required
13by the tax or fee Act under which the certificate of
14registration, permit, or license is required or any other tax
15or fee Act administered by the Department.
16    The procedure for notice and hearing prior to revocation
17shall be as provided under the Act pursuant to which the
18certificate of registration, permit, or license was issued.
19(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
20    Section 910. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by changing
21Sections 1, 3-10, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 18b, 23, and 24 and by adding
22Sections 4f, 4g, and 26a as follows:
 
23    (35 ILCS 130/1)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act:
2    "Brand Style" means a variety of cigarettes distinguished
3by the tobacco used, tar and nicotine content, flavoring used,
4size of the cigarette, filtration on the cigarette or
5packaging.
6    "Cigarette", means any roll for smoking made wholly or in
7part of tobacco irrespective of size or shape and whether or
8not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any
9other ingredient, and the wrapper or cover of which is made of
10paper or any other substance or material except tobacco.
11    "Contraband cigarettes" means:
12        (a) cigarettes that do not bear a required tax stamp
13    under this Act;
14        (b) cigarettes for which any required federal taxes
15    have not been paid;
16        (c) cigarettes that bear a counterfeit tax stamp;
17        (d) cigarettes that are manufactured, fabricated,
18    assembled, processed, packaged, or labeled by any person
19    other than (i) the owner of the trademark rights in the
20    cigarette brand or (ii) a person that is directly or
21    indirectly authorized by such owner;
22        (e) cigarettes imported into the United States, or
23    otherwise distributed, in violation of the federal
24    Imported Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000 (Title IV of
25    Public Law 106-476);
26        (f) cigarettes that have false manufacturing labels;

 

 

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1        (g) cigarettes identified in Section 3-10(a)(1) of
2    this Act; or
3        (h) cigarettes that are improperly tax stamped,
4    including cigarettes that bear a tax stamp of another state
5    or taxing jurisdiction.
6    "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,
7association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or
8private corporation, however formed, limited liability
9company, or a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee,
10guardian or other representative appointed by order of any
11court.
12    "Prior Continuous Compliance Taxpayer" means any person
13who is licensed under this Act and who, having been a licensee
14for a continuous period of 5 years, is determined by the
15Department not to have been either delinquent or deficient in
16the payment of tax liability during that period or otherwise in
17violation of this Act. Also, any taxpayer who has, as verified
18by the Department, continuously complied with the condition of
19his bond or other security under provisions of this Act for a
20period of 5 consecutive years shall be considered to be a
21"Prior continuous compliance taxpayer". In calculating the
22consecutive period of time described herein for qualification
23as a "prior continuous compliance taxpayer", a consecutive
24period of time of qualifying compliance immediately prior to
25the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987 shall be
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
2    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
3    "Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner
4or by any means whatsoever for a consideration, and includes
5and means all sales made by any person.
6    "Original Package" means the individual packet, box or
7other container whatsoever used to contain and to convey
8cigarettes to the consumer upon which a tax stamp or other
9indicia of tax payment is or should be affixed.
10    "Distributor" means any and each of the following:
11    (1) Any person engaged in the business of selling
12cigarettes in this State who brings or causes to be brought
13into this State from without this State any original packages
14of cigarettes, on which original packages there is no
15authorized evidence underneath a sealed transparent wrapper
16showing that the tax liability imposed by this Act has been
17paid or assumed by the out-of-State seller of such cigarettes,
18for sale or other disposition in the course of such business.
19    (2) Any person who makes, manufactures or fabricates
20cigarettes in this State for sale in this State, except a
21person who makes, manufactures or fabricates cigarettes as a
22part of a correctional industries program for sale to residents
23incarcerated in penal institutions or resident patients of a
24State-operated mental health facility.
25    (3) Any person who makes, manufactures or fabricates
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1original packages contained in sealed transparent wrappers,
2for delivery or shipment into this State, and who elects to
3qualify and is accepted by the Department as a distributor
4under Section 4b of this Act.
5    "Distributor" does not include any person with respect to a
6sale of cigarettes to a purchaser for use or consumption, and
7not for resale.
8    "Place of business" shall mean and include any place where
9cigarettes are sold or where cigarettes are manufactured,
10stored or kept for the purpose of sale or consumption,
11including any vessel, vehicle, airplane, train or vending
12machine.
13    "Business" means any trade, occupation, activity or
14enterprise engaged in for the purpose of selling cigarettes in
15this State.
16    "Retailer" means any person who engages in the making of
17transfers of the ownership of, or title to, cigarettes to a
18purchaser for use or consumption and not for resale in any
19form, for a valuable consideration. "Retailer" does not include
20a person:
21        (1) who transfers to residents incarcerated in penal
22    institutions or resident patients of a State-operated
23    mental health facility ownership of cigarettes made,
24    manufactured, or fabricated as part of a correctional
25    industries program; or
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1    research institution that conducts tests concerning the
2    health effects of tobacco products and who does not offer
3    the cigarettes for resale.
4    "Retailer" shall be construed to include any person who
5engages in the making of transfers of the ownership of, or
6title to, cigarettes to a purchaser, for use or consumption by
7any other person to whom such purchaser may transfer the
8cigarettes without a valuable consideration, except a person
9who transfers to residents incarcerated in penal institutions
10or resident patients of a State-operated mental health facility
11ownership of cigarettes made, manufactured or fabricated as
12part of a correctional industries program.
13    "Secondary distributor" means any person engaged in the
14business of selling cigarettes who purchases stamped original
15packages of cigarettes from a licensed distributor under this
16Act or the Cigarette Use Tax Act, sells 75% or more of those
17cigarettes to retailers for resale, and maintains an
18established business where a substantial stock of cigarettes is
19available to retailers for resale.
20    "Stamp" or "stamps" mean the indicia required to be affixed
21on a pack of cigarettes that evidence payment of the tax on
22cigarettes under Section 2 of this Act.
23    "Related party" means any person that is associated with
24any other person because he or she:
25        (a) is an officer or director of a business; or
26        (b) is legally recognized as a partner in business.

 

 

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1    "Unstamped package of cigarettes" means a package of
2cigarettes that does not bear a tax stamp as required by this
3Act, including a package of cigarettes that bears a tax stamp
4of another state or taxing jurisdiction, a package of
5cigarettes that bears a counterfeit tax stamp, and a stamped or
6unstamped package of cigarettes that is marked "Not for sale in
7the United States".
8(Source: P.A. 95-462, eff. 8-27-07; 95-1053, eff. 1-1-10;
996-782, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
10    (35 ILCS 130/3-10)
11    Sec. 3-10. Cigarette enforcement.
12    (a) Prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person:
13        (1) to sell or distribute in this State; to acquire,
14    hold, own, possess, or transport, for sale or distribution
15    in this State; or to import, or cause to be imported into
16    this State for sale or distribution in this State:
17            (A) any cigarettes the package of which:
18                (i) bears any statement, label, stamp,
19            sticker, or notice indicating that the
20            manufacturer did not intend the cigarettes to be
21            sold, distributed, or used in the United States,
22            including but not limited to labels stating "For
23            Export Only", "U.S. Tax Exempt", "For Use Outside
24            U.S.", or similar wording; or
25                (ii) does not comply with:

 

 

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1                    (aa) all requirements imposed by or
2                pursuant to federal law regarding warnings and
3                other information on packages of cigarettes
4                manufactured, packaged, or imported for sale,
5                distribution, or use in the United States,
6                including but not limited to the precise
7                warning labels specified in the federal
8                Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15
9                U.S.C. 1333; and
10                    (bb) all federal trademark and copyright
11                laws;
12            (B) any cigarettes imported into the United States
13        in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5754 or any other federal
14        law, or implementing federal regulations;
15            (C) any cigarettes that such person otherwise
16        knows or has reason to know the manufacturer did not
17        intend to be sold, distributed, or used in the United
18        States; or
19            (D) any cigarettes for which there has not been
20        submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
21        Health and Human Services the list or lists of the
22        ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of the
23        cigarettes required by the federal Cigarette Labeling
24        and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1335a;
25        (2) to alter the package of any cigarettes, prior to
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1    remove, conceal, or obscure:
2            (A) any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or
3        notice described in subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this
4        Section;
5            (B) any health warning that is not specified in, or
6        does not conform with the requirements of, the federal
7        Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C.
8        1333; or
9        (3) to affix any stamp required pursuant to this Act to
10    the package of any cigarettes described in subdivision
11    (a)(1) of this Section or altered in violation of
12    subdivision (a)(2).
13    (b) Documentation. On the first business day of each month,
14each person licensed to affix the State tax stamp to cigarettes
15shall file with the Department, for all cigarettes imported
16into the United States to which the person has affixed the tax
17stamp in the preceding month:
18        (1) a copy of:
19            (A) the permit issued pursuant to the Internal
20        Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 5713, to the person importing
21        the cigarettes into the United States allowing the
22        person to import the cigarettes; and
23            (B) the customs form containing, with respect to
24        the cigarettes, the internal revenue tax information
25        required by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
26        Firearms;

 

 

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1        (2) a statement, signed by the person under penalty of
2    perjury, which shall be treated as confidential by the
3    Department and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
4    Information Act, identifying the brand and brand styles of
5    all such cigarettes, the quantity of each brand style of
6    such cigarettes, the supplier of such cigarettes, and the
7    person or persons, if any, to whom such cigarettes have
8    been conveyed for resale; and a separate statement, signed
9    by the individual under penalty of perjury, which shall not
10    be treated as confidential or exempt from disclosure,
11    separately identifying the brands and brand styles of such
12    cigarettes; and
13        (3) a statement, signed by an officer of the
14    manufacturer or importer under penalty of perjury,
15    certifying that the manufacturer or importer has complied
16    with:
17            (A) the package health warning and ingredient
18        reporting requirements of the federal Cigarette
19        Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1333 and 1335a,
20        with respect to such cigarettes; and
21            (B) the provisions of Exhibit T of the Master
22        Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of
23        the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al. (Circuit
24        Court of Cook County, No. 96-L13146), including a
25        statement indicating whether the manufacturer is, or
26        is not, a participating tobacco manufacturer within

 

 

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1        the meaning of Exhibit T.
2    (c) Administrative sanctions.
3        (1) Upon finding that a distributor, secondary
4    distributor, retailer, or person has committed any of the
5    acts prohibited by subsection (a), knowing or having reason
6    to know that he or she has done so, or upon finding that a
7    distributor or person has failed to comply with any
8    requirement of subsection (b), the Department may revoke or
9    suspend the license or licenses of any distributor,
10    retailer, or secondary distributor pursuant to the
11    procedures set forth in Section 6 and impose, on the
12    distributor, retailer, secondary distributor, or person, a
13    civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of
14    500% of the retail value of the cigarettes involved or
15    $5,000.
16        (2) Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned,
17    possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or
18    distributed in this State in violation of this Section
19    shall be deemed contraband under this Act and are subject
20    to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this Act, and all
21    such cigarettes seized and forfeited shall be destroyed or
22    maintained and used in an undercover capacity. Such
23    cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the
24    violation of this Section is knowing or otherwise.
25    (d) Unfair trade practices. In addition to any other
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1(a) or subsection (b) of this Section shall constitute an
2unlawful practice as provided in the Consumer Fraud and
3Deceptive Business Practices Act.
4    (d-1) Retailers and secondary distributors shall not be
5liable under subsections (c)(1) and (d) of this Section for
6unknowingly possessing, selling, or distributing to consumers
7or users cigarettes identified in subsection (a)(1) of this
8Section if the cigarettes possessed, sold, or distributed by
9the retailer or secondary distributor were obtained from a
10distributor licensed under this Act.
11    (d-5) Criminal penalties. A person who violates subsection
12(a) or subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a
13Class 4 felony.
14    (e) Unfair cigarette sales. For purposes of the Trademark
15Registration and Protection Act and the Counterfeit Trademark
16Act, cigarettes imported or reimported into the United States
17for sale or distribution under any trade name, trade dress, or
18trademark that is the same as, or is confusingly similar to,
19any trade name, trade dress, or trademark used for cigarettes
20manufactured in the United States for sale or distribution in
21the United States shall be presumed to have been purchased
22outside of the ordinary channels of trade.
23    (f) General provisions.
24        (1) This Section shall be enforced by the Department;
25    provided that, at the request of the Director of Revenue or
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1    all local police authorities shall enforce the provisions
2    of this Section. The Attorney General has concurrent power
3    with the State's Attorney of any county to enforce this
4    Section.
5        (2) For the purpose of enforcing this Section, the
6    Director of Revenue and any agency to which the Director
7    has delegated enforcement responsibility pursuant to
8    subdivision (f)(1) may request information from any State
9    or local agency and may share information with and request
10    information from any federal agency and any agency of any
11    other state or any local agency of any other state.
12        (3) In addition to any other remedy provided by law,
13    including enforcement as provided in subdivision (a)(1),
14    any person may bring an action for appropriate injunctive
15    or other equitable relief for a violation of this Section;
16    actual damages, if any, sustained by reason of the
17    violation; and, as determined by the court, interest on the
18    damages from the date of the complaint, taxable costs, and
19    reasonable attorney's fees. If the trier of fact finds that
20    the violation is flagrant, it may increase recovery to an
21    amount not in excess of 3 times the actual damages
22    sustained by reason of the violation.
23    (g) Definitions. As used in this Section:
24    "Importer" means that term as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5702(1).
25    "Package" means that term as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1332(4).
26    (h) Applicability.

 

 

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1        (1) This Section does not apply to:
2            (A) cigarettes allowed to be imported or brought
3        into the United States for personal use; and
4            (B) cigarettes sold or intended to be sold as
5        duty-free merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise
6        in accordance with the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1555(b)
7        and any implementing regulations; except that this
8        Section shall apply to any such cigarettes that are
9        brought back into the customs territory for resale
10        within the customs territory.
11        (2) The penalties provided in this Section are in
12    addition to any other penalties imposed under other
13    provision of law.
14(Source: P.A. 95-1053, eff. 1-1-10; 96-782, eff. 1-1-10;
1596-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
16    (35 ILCS 130/4f new)
17    Sec. 4f. Retailer's license.
18    (a) Commencing January 1, 2012, no person may engage in
19business as a retailer of cigarettes in this State without
20first having obtained a retailer's license from the Department.
21Application for a license shall be made to the Department in
22form as furnished and prescribed by the Department. Each
23applicant for a license under this Section shall furnish to the
24Department on the form signed and verified by the applicant the
25following information:

 

 

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1        (1) the name and address of the applicant;
2        (2) the address of the location at which the applicant
3    proposes to engage in business as a retailer of cigarettes
4    in this State; and
5        (3) such other additional information as the
6    Department may lawfully require by its rules and
7    regulations.
8    (b) The annual license fee payable to the Department for
9each retailer's license shall be $250. The fee will be placed
10into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and used
11towards the cost of retail inspections. Each applicant for a
12license shall pay that fee to the Department at the time of
13submitting the application for a license to the Department.
14    (c) The Department may, in its discretion, require an
15applicant who is required to procure a retailer's license to
16file with the application a joint and several bond. If
17required, such bond shall be executed to the Department of
18Revenue, with good and sufficient surety or sureties residing
19or licensed to do business within the State of Illinois, in an
20amount of not less than $2,500, conditioned upon the true and
21faithful compliance by the licensee with all of the provisions
22of this Act. If required, such bond, or a reissue thereof, or a
23substitute therefor, shall be kept in effect during the entire
24period covered by the license. A separate application for
25license shall be made, a separate annual license fee paid, and,
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1at which a person who is required to procure a retailer's
2license under this Section proposes to engage in business as a
3retailer in Illinois under this Act.
4     The following are ineligible to receive a retailer's
5license under this Act:
6        (1) a person who is not of good character and
7    reputation in the community in which he resides;
8        (2) a person who has been convicted of a felony under
9    any federal or State law, if the Department, after
10    investigation and a hearing, if requested by the applicant,
11    determines that the person has not been sufficiently
12    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
13        (3) a corporation, if any officer, manager, or director
14    thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the
15    aggregate more than 5% of the stock of the corporation,
16    would not be eligible to receive a license under this Act
17    for any reason;
18        (4) a person who possesses a distributor's license
19    under Section 4 of this Act or a distributor's license
20    under Section 4b of this Act.
21    (d) The Department, upon receipt of an application, license
22fee, and bond in proper form from a person who is eligible to
23receive a retailer's license under this Act, shall issue to the
24applicant a license in form as prescribed by the Department,
25which license shall permit the applicant to engage in business
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1application. All licenses issued by the Department under this
2Section shall be valid for not to exceed one year after
3issuance unless sooner revoked, canceled or suspended as
4provided in this Act. No license issued under this Section is
5transferable or assignable. The license shall be conspicuously
6displayed in the place of business conducted by the licensee in
7Illinois under the license. The Department shall not issue a
8license to a retailer unless the retailer is also validly
9registered under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. A person
10who obtains a license as a retailer and then ceases to do
11business as specified in the license, or who does not commence
12business, or who obtains a distributor's license, or whose
13license is suspended or revoked, shall immediately surrender
14the license to the Department.
15    (e) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department
16under this subsection may, within 20 days after notice of the
17decision, protest and request a hearing. Upon receiving a
18request for a hearing, the Department shall give notice to the
19person requesting the hearing of the time and place fixed for
20the hearing and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the
21provisions of this Act and then issue its final administrative
22decision in the matter to that person. In the absence of a
23protest and request for a hearing within 20 days, the
24Department's decision shall become final without any further
25determination being made or notice given.
 
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1    (35 ILCS 130/4g new)
2    Sec. 4g. Purchases of cigarettes by licensed retailers. A
3person who possesses a retailer's license under Section 4f of
4this Act shall obtain cigarettes for sale only from a licensed
5distributor.
 
6    (35 ILCS 130/6)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.6)
7    Sec. 6. Revocation, cancellation, or suspension of
8license.
9    (a) The Department may, after notice and hearing as
10provided for by this Act, revoke, cancel or suspend the license
11of any distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor for the
12violation of any provision of this Act, or for noncompliance
13with any provision herein contained, or for any noncompliance
14with any lawful rule or regulation promulgated by the
15Department under Section 8 of this Act or under the Department
16of Revenue Law, or because the licensee is determined to be
17ineligible for a distributor's license for any one or more of
18the reasons provided for in Section 4 of this Act, or because
19the licensee is determined to be ineligible for a retailer's
20license or secondary distributor's license for any one or more
21of the reasons provided for in Section 4c or 4f of this Act.
22However, no such license shall be revoked, cancelled or
23suspended, except after a hearing by the Department with notice
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1aforesaid, and affording such distributor, retailer, or
2secondary distributor a reasonable opportunity to appear and
3defend, and any distributor, retailer, or secondary
4distributor aggrieved by any decision of the Department with
5respect thereto may have the determination of the Department
6judicially reviewed, as herein provided.
7    (a-5) The Department may revoke, cancel, or suspend the
8license of any distributor for a violation of the Tobacco
9Product Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act as provided in
10Section 30 of that Act. The Department may revoke, cancel, or
11suspend the license of any secondary distributor for a
12violation of subsection (e) of Section 15 of the Tobacco
13Product Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act.
14    (a-10) The Department shall suspend for 7 days the license
15of a retailer for a first violation of the Sale of Tobacco to
16Minors Act, as provided in Section 3 of that Act.
17    The Department shall suspend for 30 days the license of a
18retailer for a second violation of the Sale of Tobacco to
19Minors Act, as provided in Section 3 of that Act.
20    The Department shall revoke the license of a retailer for a
21third or subsequent violation of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors
22Act, as provided in Section 3 of that Act.
23    (b) Any distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor
24aggrieved by any decision of the Department under this Section
25may, within 20 days after notice of the decision, protest and
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1Department shall give notice in writing to the distributor,
2retailer, or secondary distributor requesting the hearing that
3contains a statement of the charges preferred against the
4distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor and that
5states the time and place fixed for the hearing. The Department
6shall hold the hearing in conformity with the provisions of
7this Act and then issue its final administrative decision in
8the matter to the distributor, retailer, or secondary
9distributor. In the absence of a protest and request for a
10hearing within 20 days, the Department's decision shall become
11final without any further determination being made or notice
12given.
13    (c) No license so revoked, as aforesaid, shall be reissued
14to any such distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor
15within a period of 6 months after the date of the final
16determination of such revocation. No such license shall be
17reissued at all so long as the person who would receive the
18license is ineligible to receive a distributor's license under
19this Act for any one or more of the reasons provided for in
20Section 4 of this Act or is ineligible to receive a secondary
21distributor's license under this Act for any one or more of the
22reasons provided for in Section 4c of this Act, or so long as
23the person who would receive a retailer's license is ineligible
24to receive a retailer's license under this Act for any one or
25more of the reasons provided for in Section 4f of this Act.
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1court may by injunction restrain any person who fails, or
2refuses, to comply with any of the provisions of this Act from
3acting as a distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor of
4cigarettes in this State.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
6    (35 ILCS 130/7)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.7)
7    Sec. 7. The Department or any officer or employee of the
8Department designated, in writing, by the Director thereof,
9shall at its or his or her own instance, or on the written
10request of any distributor, secondary distributor, retailer,
11or other interested party to the proceeding, issue subpoenas
12requiring the attendance of and the giving of testimony by
13witnesses, and subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production
14of books, papers, records or memoranda. All subpoenas and
15subpoenas duces tecum issued under the terms of this Act may be
16served by any person of full age. The fees of witnesses for
17attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of
18witnesses before the circuit court of this State; such fees to
19be paid when the witness is excused from further attendance.
20When the witness is subpoenaed at the instance of the
21Department or any officer or employee thereof, such fees shall
22be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the Department,
23and when the witness is subpoenaed at the instance of any other
24party to any such proceeding, the cost of service of the
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1shall be borne by the party at whose instance the witness is
2summoned. In such case the Department, in its discretion, may
3require a deposit to cover the cost of such service and witness
4fees. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum so issued shall be
5served in the same manner as a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum
6issued out of a court.
7    Any circuit court of this State, upon the application of
8the Department or any officer or employee thereof, or upon the
9application of any other party to the proceeding, may, in its
10discretion, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production
11of books, papers, records or memoranda and the giving of
12testimony before the Department or any officer or employee
13thereof conducting an investigation or holding a hearing
14authorized by this Act, by an attachment for contempt, or
15otherwise, in the same manner as production of evidence may be
16compelled before the court.
17    The Department or any officer or employee thereof, or any
18other party in an investigation or hearing before the
19Department, may cause the depositions of witnesses within the
20State to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like
21depositions, or depositions for discovery in civil actions in
22courts of this State, and to that end compel the attendance of
23witnesses and the production of books, papers, records or
24memoranda, in the same manner hereinbefore provided.
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1    (35 ILCS 130/8)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.8)
2    Sec. 8. The Department may make, promulgate and enforce
3such reasonable rules and regulations relating to the
4administration and enforcement of this Act as may be deemed
5expedient.
6    Whenever notice is required by this Act, such notice may be
7given by United States certified or registered mail, addressed
8to the person concerned at his last known address, and proof of
9such mailing shall be sufficient for the purposes of this Act.
10Notice of any hearing provided for by this Act shall be so
11given not less than 7 days prior to the day fixed for the
12hearing.
13    Hearings provided for in this Act shall be held:
14        (1) In Cook County, if the taxpayer's or licensee's
15    principal place of business is in that county;
16        (2) At the Department's office nearest the taxpayer's
17    or licensee's principal place of business, if the
18    taxpayer's or licensee's principal place of business is in
19    Illinois but outside Cook County;
20        (3) In Sangamon County, if the taxpayer's or licensee's
21    principal place of business is outside Illinois.
22    The Circuit Court of the County wherein the hearing is held
23has power to review all final administrative decisions of the
24Department in administering this Act. The provisions of the
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1shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial
2review of final administrative decisions of the Department
3under this Act. The term "administrative decision" is defined
4as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
5    Service upon the Director of Revenue or Assistant Director
6of Revenue of summons issued in any action to review a final
7administrative decision shall be service upon the Department.
8The Department shall certify the record of its proceedings if
9the distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor pays to it
10the sum of 75¢ per page of testimony taken before the
11Department and 25¢ per page of all other matters contained in
12such record, except that these charges may be waived where the
13Department is satisfied that the aggrieved party is a poor
14person who cannot afford to pay such charges. Before the
15delivery of such record to the person applying for it, payment
16of these charges must be made, and if the record is not paid
17for within 30 days after notice that such record is available,
18the complaint may be dismissed by the court upon motion of the
19Department.
20    No stay order shall be entered by the Circuit Court unless
21the distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor files with
22the court a bond in an amount fixed and approved by the court,
23to indemnify the State against all loss and injury which may be
24sustained by it on account of the review proceedings and to
25secure all costs which may be occasioned by such proceedings.
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1before the Department, either by the Department or by a person
2subject to this Act, and such person thereafter dies or becomes
3a person under legal disability before such proceeding is
4concluded, the legal representative of the deceased person or
5of the person under legal disability shall notify the
6Department of such death or legal disability. Such legal
7representative, as such, shall then be substituted by the
8Department for such person. If the legal representative fails
9to notify the Department of his or her appointment as such
10legal representative, the Department may, upon its own motion,
11substitute such legal representative in the proceeding pending
12before the Department for the person who died or became a
13person under legal disability.
14(Source: P.A. 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
15    (35 ILCS 130/10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.10)
16    Sec. 10. The Department, or any officer or employee
17designated in writing by the Director thereof, for the purpose
18of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Act, may
19hold investigations and hearings concerning any matters
20covered by this Act, and may examine books, papers, records or
21memoranda bearing upon the sale or other disposition of
22cigarettes by a distributor, retailer, or secondary
23distributor, and may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance
24of a distributor, retailer, or secondary distributor, or any
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1distributor, or any person having knowledge of the facts, and
2may take testimony and require proof, and may issue subpoenas
3duces tecum to compel the production of relevant books, papers,
4records and memoranda, for the information of the Department.
5    In the conduct of any investigation or hearing provided for
6by this Act, neither the Department, nor any officer or
7employee thereof, shall be bound by the technical rules of
8evidence, and no informality in the proceedings nor in the
9manner of taking testimony shall invalidate any rule, order,
10decision or regulation made, approved or confirmed by the
11Department.
12    The Director of Revenue, or any duly authorized officer or
13employee of the Department, shall have the power to administer
14oaths to such persons required by this Act to give testimony
15before the said Department.
16    The books, papers, records and memoranda of the Department,
17or parts thereof, may be proved in any hearing, investigation
18or legal proceeding by a reproduced copy thereof under the
19certificate of the Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy
20shall, without further proof, be admitted into evidence before
21the Department or in any legal proceeding.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
23    (35 ILCS 130/11)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.11)
24    Sec. 11. Every distributor and every retailer of
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1Act, shall keep within Illinois, at his licensed address,
2complete and accurate records of cigarettes held, purchased,
3manufactured, brought in or caused to be brought in from
4without the State, and sold, or otherwise disposed of, and
5shall preserve and keep within Illinois at his licensed address
6all invoices, bills of lading, sales records, copies of bills
7of sale, inventory at the close of each period for which a
8return is required of all cigarettes on hand and of all
9cigarette revenue stamps, both affixed and unaffixed, and other
10pertinent papers and documents relating to the manufacture,
11purchase, sale or disposition of cigarettes. All books and
12records and other papers and documents that are required by
13this Act to be kept shall be kept in the English language, and
14shall, at all times during the usual business hours of the day,
15be subject to inspection by the Department or its duly
16authorized agents and employees. The Department may adopt rules
17that establish requirements, including record forms and
18formats, for records required to be kept and maintained by
19taxpayers. For purposes of this Section, "records" means all
20data maintained by the taxpayer, including data on paper,
21microfilm, microfiche or any type of machine-sensible data
22compilation. Those books, records, papers and documents shall
23be preserved for a period of at least 3 years after the date of
24the documents, or the date of the entries appearing in the
25records, unless the Department, in writing, authorizes their
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1the usual business hours of the day any duly authorized agent
2or employee of the Department may enter any place of business
3of the distributor or retailer, without a search warrant, and
4inspect the premises and the stock or packages of cigarettes
5and the vending devices therein contained, to determine whether
6any of the provisions of this Act are being violated. If such
7agent or employee is denied free access or is hindered or
8interfered with in making such examination as herein provided,
9the license of the distributor or retailer at such premises
10shall be subject to revocation by the Department.
11(Source: P.A. 88-480.)
 
12    (35 ILCS 130/18b)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.18b)
13    Sec. 18b. Possession of more than 100 original packages of
14contraband cigarettes; penalty. Any person licensed or
15required to be licensed as a retailer under this Act possessing
16original packages of unstamped packages of cigarettes is liable
17to pay to the Department, for deposit into the Tax Compliance
18and Administration Fund, a penalty for each such package of
19cigarettes, unless reasonable cause for possessing said
20unstamped packages of cigarettes can be established by the
21person upon whom the penalty is imposed. The penalty shall be
22$15 per package for possession of less than 101 packages and
23$25 for possession of each package in excess of 100 packages.
24This penalty is in addition to the taxes imposed by this Act.
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1action. Reasonable cause shall be determined in each situation
2in accordance with rules adopted by the Department. The
3provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act (35 ILCS
4735/) do not apply to this Section. With the exception of
5licensed distributors and transporters, as defined in Section
69c of this Act, possessing unstamped original packages of
7cigarettes, and licensed distributors possessing original
8packages of cigarettes that bear a tax stamp of another state
9or taxing jurisdiction, anyone possessing contraband
10cigarettes contained in original packages is liable to pay, to
11the Department for deposit in the Tax Compliance and
12Administration Fund, a penalty of $25 for each such package of
13cigarettes in excess of 100 packages, unless reasonable cause
14can be established by the person upon whom the penalty is
15imposed. This penalty is in addition to the taxes imposed by
16this Act. Reasonable cause shall be determined in each
17situation in accordance with rules adopted by the Department.
18The provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act do not
19apply to this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 96-782, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
21    (35 ILCS 130/23)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.23)
22    Sec. 23. Every distributor, retailer, secondary
23distributor, or other person who shall knowingly and wilfully
24sell or offer for sale any original package, as defined in this
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1imitation or counterfeit stamp, or stamp which has been
2previously affixed, or affixes a stamp which has previously
3been affixed to an original package, or who shall knowingly and
4wilfully sell or offer for sale any original package, as
5defined in this Act, having imprinted thereon underneath the
6sealed transparent wrapper thereof any fraudulent, spurious,
7imitation or counterfeit tax imprint, shall be deemed guilty of
8a Class 2 felony.
9(Source: P.A. 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
10    (35 ILCS 130/24)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.24)
11    Sec. 24. Punishment for sale or possession of packages of
12contraband cigarettes.
13    (a) Any person licensed or required to be licensed as a
14retailer under this Act, other than a person licensed as a
15distributor, secondary distributor, or a transporter, as
16defined in Section 9c of this Act, who has in his possession,
17offers for sale, or sells 100 or fewer original packages of
18unstamped packages of cigarettes, shall be guilty of a Class A
19misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for each
20subsequent offense.
21    (b) Any person licensed or required to be licensed as a
22retailer under this Act, other than a person licensed as a
23distributor, secondary distributor, or a transporter, as
24defined in Section 9c of this Act, who has in his possession,
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1original packages of unstamped packages of cigarettes, shall be
2guilty of a Class 4 felony.
3    (c) Any person licensed or required to be licensed as a
4retailer under this Act, other than a person licensed as a
5distributor, secondary distributor, or a transporter, as
6defined in Section 9c of this Act, who has in his possession,
7offers for sale or sells more than 1000 original packages of
8unstamped packages of cigarettes, shall be guilty of a Class 3
9felony.
10    (d) If a retailer possesses more than 100 original packages
11of unstamped packages of cigarettes, the prima facie
12presumption shall arise that the retailer was offering the
13original packages of unstamped packages of cigarettes for sale.
14If more than 100 original packages of unstamped packages of
15cigarettes are found at a location, the prima facie presumption
16shall arise that the retailer is in possession of the original
17packages of unstamped packages of cigarettes.
18    (e) Any person licensed as a distributor, secondary
19distributor, or transporter, as defined in Section 9c of this
20Act, who sells an original package of an unstamped package of
21cigarettes, except when the sale is made under such
22circumstances that the tax imposed by this Act may not legally
23be levied because of the Constitution or laws of the United
24States, shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
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1distributors, licensed secondary distributors, or licensed
2transporters, as defined in Section 9c of this Act, any person
3who has in his or her possession or sells 100 or less original
4packages of contraband cigarettes is guilty of a Class A
5misdemeanor.
6    (b) Possession or sale of more than 100 but less than 251
7packages of contraband cigarettes. With the exception of
8licensed distributors, licensed secondary distributors, or
9licensed transporters, as defined in Section 9c of this Act,
10any person who has in his or her possession or sells more than
11100 but less than 251 original packages of contraband
12cigarettes is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first
13offense and a Class 4 felony for each subsequent offense.
14    (c) Possession or sale of more than 250 but less than 1,001
15packages of contraband cigarettes. With the exception of
16licensed distributors, licensed secondary distributors, or
17licensed transporters, as defined in Section 9c of this Act,
18any person who has in his or her possession or sells more than
19250 but less than 1,001 original packages of contraband
20cigarettes is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
21    (d) Possession or sale of more than 1,000 packages of
22contraband cigarettes. With the exception of licensed
23distributors, licensed secondary distributors, or licensed
24transporters, as defined in Section 9c of this Act, any person
25who has in his or her possession or sells more than 1,000
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13 felony.
2    (e) Any person licensed as a distributor, secondary
3distributor, or transporter, as defined in Section 9c of this
4Act, who has in his or her possession or sells 100 or less
5original packages of contraband cigarettes is guilty of a Class
6A misdemeanor.
7    (f) Any person licensed as a distributor, secondary
8distributor, or transporter, as defined in Section 9c of this
9Act, who has in his or her possession or sells more than 100
10original packages of contraband cigarettes is guilty of a Class
114 felony.
12    (g) Notwithstanding subsections (e) through (f), licensed
13distributors and transporters, as defined in Section 9c of this
14Act, may possess unstamped packages of cigarettes.
15Notwithstanding subsections (e) through (f), licensed
16distributors may possess cigarettes that bear a tax stamp of
17another state or taxing jurisdiction. Notwithstanding
18subsections (e) through (f), a licensed distributor or licensed
19secondary distributor may possess contraband cigarettes
20returned to the distributor or licensed secondary distributor
21by a retailer if the distributor or licensed secondary
22distributor immediately conducts an inventory of the
23cigarettes being returned, the distributor or licensed
24secondary distributor and the retailer returning the
25contraband cigarettes sign the inventory, the distributor or
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1inventory to the retailer, and the distributor retains the
2inventory in its books and records and promptly notifies the
3Department of Revenue.
4    (h) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) of this
5Section, a retailer unknowingly possessing contraband
6cigarettes obtained from a licensed distributor or licensed
7secondary distributor or knowingly possessing contraband
8cigarettes obtained from a licensed distributor is not subject
9to penalties under this Section if the retailer, within 48
10hours after discovering that the cigarettes are contraband
11cigarettes, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: (i)
12notifies the Department and the licensed distributor or
13licensed secondary distributor from whom the cigarettes were
14obtained, orally and in writing, that he or she possesses
15contraband cigarettes obtained from a licensed distributor or
16licensed secondary distributor; (ii) places the contraband
17cigarettes in one or more containers and seals those
18containers; and (iii) places on the containers the following or
19similar language: "Contraband Cigarettes. Not For Sale." All
20contraband cigarettes in the possession of a retailer remain
21subject to forfeiture under the provisions of this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 96-782, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
23    (35 ILCS 130/26a new)
24    Sec. 26a. Operation without retail license. Any person who
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1defined by this Act without having a license as required by
2this Act shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
 
3    (35 ILCS 130/18c rep.)
4    Section 915. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by repealing
5Section 18c.
 
6    Section 920. The Cigarette Use Tax Act is amended by
7changing Sections 1, 3-10, 12, and 25b as follows:
 
8    (35 ILCS 135/1)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.31)
9    Sec. 1. For the purpose of this Act, unless otherwise
10required by the context:
11    "Use" means the exercise by any person of any right or
12power over cigarettes incident to the ownership or possession
13thereof, other than the making of a sale thereof in the course
14of engaging in a business of selling cigarettes and shall
15include the keeping or retention of cigarettes for use, except
16that "use" does not include the use of cigarettes by a
17not-for-profit research institution conducting tests
18concerning the health effects of tobacco products, provided the
19cigarettes are not offered for resale.
20    "Brand Style" means a variety of cigarettes distinguished
21by the tobacco used, tar and nicotine content, flavoring used,
22size of the cigarette, filtration on the cigarette or
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1    "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in
2part of tobacco irrespective of size or shape and whether or
3not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any
4other ingredient, and the wrapper or cover of which is made of
5paper or any other substance or material except tobacco.
6    "Contraband cigarettes" means:
7        (a) cigarettes that do not bear a required tax stamp
8    under this Act;
9        (b) cigarettes for which any required federal taxes
10    have not been paid;
11        (c) cigarettes that bear a counterfeit tax stamp;
12        (d) cigarettes that are manufactured, fabricated,
13    assembled, processed, packaged, or labeled by any person
14    other than (i) the owner of the trademark rights in the
15    cigarette brand or (ii) a person that is directly or
16    indirectly authorized by such owner;
17        (e) cigarettes imported into the United States, or
18    otherwise distributed, in violation of the federal
19    Imported Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000 (Title IV of
20    Public Law 106-476);
21        (f) cigarettes that have false manufacturing labels;
22        (g) cigarettes identified in Section 3-10(a)(1) of
23    this Act; or
24        (h) cigarettes that are improperly tax stamped,
25    including cigarettes that bear a tax stamp of another state
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1    "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,
2association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or
3private corporation, however formed, limited liability
4company, or a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee,
5guardian or other representative appointed by order of any
6court.
7    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
8    "Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner
9or by any means whatsoever for a consideration, and includes
10and means all sales made by any person.
11    "Original Package" means the individual packet, box or
12other container whatsoever used to contain and to convey
13cigarettes to the consumer upon which a tax stamp or other
14indicia of tax payment is or should be affixed.
15    "Distributor" means any and each of the following:
16        a. Any person engaged in the business of selling
17    cigarettes in this State who brings or causes to be brought
18    into this State from without this State any original
19    packages of cigarettes, on which original packages there is
20    no authorized evidence underneath a sealed transparent
21    wrapper showing that the tax liability imposed by this Act
22    has been paid or assumed by the out-of-State seller of such
23    cigarettes, for sale in the course of such business.
24        b. Any person who makes, manufactures or fabricates
25    cigarettes in this State for sale, except a person who
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1    residents incarcerated in penal institutions or resident
2    patients or a State-operated mental health facility.
3        c. Any person who makes, manufactures or fabricates
4    cigarettes outside this State, which cigarettes are placed
5    in original packages contained in sealed transparent
6    wrappers, for delivery or shipment into this State, and who
7    elects to qualify and is accepted by the Department as a
8    distributor under Section 7 of this Act.
9    "Distributor" does not include any person with respect to a
10sale of cigarettes to a purchaser for use or consumption, and
11not for resale.
12    "Distributor" does not include any person who transfers
13cigarettes to a not-for-profit research institution that
14conducts tests concerning the health effects of tobacco
15products and who does not offer the cigarettes for resale.
16    "Distributor maintaining a place of business in this
17State", or any like term, means any distributor having or
18maintaining within this State, directly or by a subsidiary, an
19office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse or other
20place of business, or any agent operating within this State
21under the authority of the distributor or its subsidiary,
22irrespective of whether such place of business or agent is
23located here permanently or temporarily, or whether such
24distributor or subsidiary is licensed to transact business
25within this State.
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1enterprise engaged in or conducted in this State for the
2purpose of selling cigarettes.
3    "Prior Continuous Compliance Taxpayer" means any person
4who is licensed under this Act and who, having been a licensee
5for a continuous period of 5 years, is determined by the
6Department not to have been either delinquent or deficient in
7the payment of tax liability during that period or otherwise in
8violation of this Act. Also, any taxpayer who has, as verified
9by the Department, continuously complied with the condition of
10his bond or other security under provisions of this Act of a
11period of 5 consecutive years shall be considered to be a
12"prior continuous compliance taxpayer". In calculating the
13consecutive period of time described herein for qualification
14as a "prior continuous compliance taxpayer", a consecutive
15period of time of qualifying compliance immediately prior to
16the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987 shall be
17credited to any licensee who became licensed on or before the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
19    "Secondary distributor" means any person engaged in the
20business of selling cigarettes who purchases stamped original
21packages of cigarettes from a licensed distributor under this
22Act or the Cigarette Tax Act, sells 75% or more of those
23cigarettes to retailers for resale, and maintains an
24established business where a substantial stock of cigarettes is
25available to retailers for resale.
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1this State", or any like term, means any secondary distributor
2having or maintaining within this State, directly or by a
3subsidiary, an office, distribution house, sales house,
4warehouse, or other place of business, or any agent operating
5within this State under the authority of the secondary
6distributor or its subsidiary, irrespective of whether such
7place of business or agent is located here permanently or
8temporarily, or whether such secondary distributor or
9subsidiary is licensed to transact business within this State.
10    "Stamp" or "stamps" mean the indicia required to be affixed
11on a pack of cigarettes that evidence payment of the tax on
12cigarettes under Section 2 of this Act.
13    "Related party" means any person that is associated with
14any other person because he or she:
15        (a) is an officer or director of a business; or
16        (b) is legally recognized as a partner in business.
17    "Unstamped package of cigarettes" means a package of
18cigarettes that does not bear a tax stamp as required by this
19Act, including a package of cigarettes that bears a tax stamp
20of another state or taxing jurisdiction, a package of
21cigarettes that bears a counterfeit tax stamp, and a stamped or
22unstamped package of cigarettes that is marked "Not for sale in
23the United States".
24(Source: P.A. 95-462, eff. 8-27-07; 95-1053, eff. 1-1-10;
2596-782, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 

 

 

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1    (35 ILCS 135/3-10)
2    Sec. 3-10. Cigarette enforcement.
3    (a) Prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person:
4        (1) to sell or distribute in this State; to acquire,
5    hold, own, possess, or transport, for sale or distribution
6    in this State; or to import, or cause to be imported into
7    this State for sale or distribution in this State:
8            (A) any cigarettes the package of which:
9                (i) bears any statement, label, stamp,
10            sticker, or notice indicating that the
11            manufacturer did not intend the cigarettes to be
12            sold, distributed, or used in the United States,
13            including but not limited to labels stating "For
14            Export Only", "U.S. Tax Exempt", "For Use Outside
15            U.S.", or similar wording; or
16                (ii) does not comply with:
17                    (aa) all requirements imposed by or
18                pursuant to federal law regarding warnings and
19                other information on packages of cigarettes
20                manufactured, packaged, or imported for sale,
21                distribution, or use in the United States,
22                including but not limited to the precise
23                warning labels specified in the federal
24                Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15
25                U.S.C. 1333; and
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1                laws;
2            (B) any cigarettes imported into the United States
3        in violation of 26 U.S.C. 5754 or any other federal
4        law, or implementing federal regulations;
5            (C) any cigarettes that such person otherwise
6        knows or has reason to know the manufacturer did not
7        intend to be sold, distributed, or used in the United
8        States; or
9            (D) any cigarettes for which there has not been
10        submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
11        Health and Human Services the list or lists of the
12        ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of the
13        cigarettes required by the federal Cigarette Labeling
14        and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1335a;
15        (2) to alter the package of any cigarettes, prior to
16    sale or distribution to the ultimate consumer, so as to
17    remove, conceal, or obscure:
18            (A) any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or
19        notice described in subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this
20        Section;
21            (B) any health warning that is not specified in, or
22        does not conform with the requirements of, the federal
23        Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C.
24        1333; or
25        (3) to affix any stamp required pursuant to this Act to
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1    (a)(1) of this Section or altered in violation of
2    subdivision (a)(2).
3    (b) Documentation. On the first business day of each month,
4each person licensed to affix the State tax stamp to cigarettes
5shall file with the Department, for all cigarettes imported
6into the United States to which the person has affixed the tax
7stamp in the preceding month:
8        (1) a copy of:
9            (A) the permit issued pursuant to the Internal
10        Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 5713, to the person importing
11        the cigarettes into the United States allowing the
12        person to import the cigarettes; and
13            (B) the customs form containing, with respect to
14        the cigarettes, the internal revenue tax information
15        required by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
16        Firearms;
17        (2) a statement, signed by the person under penalty of
18    perjury, which shall be treated as confidential by the
19    Department and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
20    Information Act, identifying the brand and brand styles of
21    all such cigarettes, the quantity of each brand style of
22    such cigarettes, the supplier of such cigarettes, and the
23    person or persons, if any, to whom such cigarettes have
24    been conveyed for resale; and a separate statement, signed
25    by the individual under penalty of perjury, which shall not
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1    separately identifying the brands and brand styles of such
2    cigarettes; and
3        (3) a statement, signed by an officer of the
4    manufacturer or importer under penalty of perjury,
5    certifying that the manufacturer or importer has complied
6    with:
7            (A) the package health warning and ingredient
8        reporting requirements of the federal Cigarette
9        Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. 1333 and 1335a,
10        with respect to such cigarettes; and
11            (B) the provisions of Exhibit T of the Master
12        Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of
13        the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al. (Circuit
14        Court of Cook County, No. 96-L13146), including a
15        statement indicating whether the manufacturer is, or
16        is not, a participating tobacco manufacturer within
17        the meaning of Exhibit T.
18    (c) Administrative sanctions.
19        (1) Upon finding that a distributor, secondary
20    distributor, or a person has committed any of the acts
21    prohibited by subsection (a), knowing or having reason to
22    know that he or she has done so, or upon finding that a
23    distributor or person has failed to comply with any
24    requirement of subsection (b), the Department may revoke or
25    suspend the license or licenses of any distributor or
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1    in Section 6 and impose on the distributor, secondary
2    distributor, or person, a civil penalty in an amount not to
3    exceed the greater of 500% of the retail value of the
4    cigarettes involved or $5,000.
5        (2) Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned,
6    possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or
7    distributed in this State in violation of this Section
8    shall be deemed contraband under this Act and are subject
9    to seizure and forfeiture as provided in this Act, and all
10    such cigarettes seized and forfeited shall be destroyed or
11    maintained and used in an undercover capacity. Such
12    cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the
13    violation of this Section is knowing or otherwise.
14    (d) Unfair trade practices. In addition to any other
15penalties provided for in this Act, a violation of subsection
16(a) or subsection (b) of this Section shall constitute an
17unlawful practice as provided in the Consumer Fraud and
18Deceptive Business Practices Act.
19    (d-1) Retailers and secondary distributors shall not be
20liable under subsections (c)(1) and (d) of this Section for
21unknowingly possessing, selling, or distributing to consumers
22or users cigarettes identified in subsection (a)(1) of this
23Section if the cigarettes possessed, sold, or distributed by
24the retailer were obtained from a distributor or secondary
25distributor licensed under this Act or the Cigarette Tax Act.
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1(a) or subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a
2Class 4 felony.
3    (e) Unfair cigarette sales. For purposes of the Trademark
4Registration and Protection Act and the Counterfeit Trademark
5Act, cigarettes imported or reimported into the United States
6for sale or distribution under any trade name, trade dress, or
7trademark that is the same as, or is confusingly similar to,
8any trade name, trade dress, or trademark used for cigarettes
9manufactured in the United States for sale or distribution in
10the United States shall be presumed to have been purchased
11outside of the ordinary channels of trade.
12    (f) General provisions.
13        (1) This Section shall be enforced by the Department;
14    provided that, at the request of the Director of Revenue or
15    the Director's duly authorized agent, the State police and
16    all local police authorities shall enforce the provisions
17    of this Section. The Attorney General has concurrent power
18    with the State's Attorney of any county to enforce this
19    Section.
20        (2) For the purpose of enforcing this Section, the
21    Director of Revenue and any agency to which the Director
22    has delegated enforcement responsibility pursuant to
23    subdivision (f)(1) may request information from any State
24    or local agency and may share information with and request
25    information from any federal agency and any agency of any
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1        (3) In addition to any other remedy provided by law,
2    including enforcement as provided in subdivision (a)(1),
3    any person may bring an action for appropriate injunctive
4    or other equitable relief for a violation of this Section;
5    actual damages, if any, sustained by reason of the
6    violation; and, as determined by the court, interest on the
7    damages from the date of the complaint, taxable costs, and
8    reasonable attorney's fees. If the trier of fact finds that
9    the violation is flagrant, it may increase recovery to an
10    amount not in excess of 3 times the actual damages
11    sustained by reason of the violation.
12    (g) Definitions. As used in this Section:
13    "Importer" means that term as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5702(1).
14    "Package" means that term as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1332(4).
15    (h) Applicability.
16        (1) This Section does not apply to:
17            (A) cigarettes allowed to be imported or brought
18        into the United States for personal use; and
19            (B) cigarettes sold or intended to be sold as
20        duty-free merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise
21        in accordance with the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1555(b)
22        and any implementing regulations; except that this
23        Section shall apply to any such cigarettes that are
24        brought back into the customs territory for resale
25        within the customs territory.
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1    addition to any other penalties imposed under other
2    provision of law.
3(Source: P.A. 95-1053, eff. 1-1-10; 96-782, eff. 1-1-10;
496-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
5    (35 ILCS 135/12)  (from Ch. 120, par. 453.42)
6    Sec. 12. Declaration of possession of cigarettes on which
7tax not paid.
8    (a) When cigarettes are acquired for use in this State by a
9person (including a distributor as well as any other person),
10who did not pay the tax herein imposed to a distributor, the
11person, within 30 days after acquiring the cigarettes, shall
12file with the Department a return declaring the possession of
13the cigarettes and shall transmit with the return to the
14Department the tax imposed by this Act.
15    (b) On receipt of the return and payment of the tax as
16required by paragraph (a), the Department may furnish the
17person with a suitable tax stamp to be affixed to the package
18of cigarettes upon which the tax has been paid if the
19Department determines that the cigarettes still exist.
20    (c) The return referred to in paragraph (a) shall contain
21the name and address of the person possessing the cigarettes
22involved, the location of the cigarettes and the quantity,
23brand name, place, and date of the acquisition of the
24cigarettes.
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1distributor to purchase unstamped original packages of
2cigarettes or to purchase original packages of cigarettes from
3a person other than a licensed distributor.
4    (e) The provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act
5(35 ILCS 735/) do not apply to this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1027, eff. 7-12-10.)
 
7    (35 ILCS 135/25b)
8    Sec. 25b. Possession of cigarette packages by persons not
9licensed as a distributor or a retailer; penalty. Possession of
10not less than 10 and not more than 100 original packages not
11tax stamped or improperly tax stamped; penalty. Any person
12other than a person licensed as a distributor or a retailer
13under the Cigarette Tax Act in possession of more than 10 but
14fewer than 101 original packages of unstamped packages of
15cigarettes and who has not paid the taxes imposed by this Act
16within 30 days of acquiring the cigarettes, shall be liable to
17pay to the Department for deposit into the Tax Compliance and
18Administration Fund, a penalty of $15 for possession of each
19package of cigarettes. Any person other than a person licensed
20as a distributor or a retailer under the Cigarette Tax Act in
21possession of more than 100 original packages of unstamped
22packages of cigarettes and who has not paid the taxes imposed
23by this Act within 30 days of acquiring the cigarettes, shall
24be liable to pay to the Department for deposit into the Tax
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1possession of each package of cigarettes. Any person who
2purchases and possesses a total of 10 or fewer original
3packages of unstamped cigarettes per month shall be exempt from
4the penalties of this Section. The provisions of the Uniform
5Penalty and Interest Act (35 ILCS 735/) do not apply to this
6Section. With the exception of licensed distributors and
7transporters, as defined in Section 9c of the Cigarette Tax
8Act, possessing unstamped packages of cigarettes, and licensed
9distributors possessing original packages of cigarettes that
10bear a tax stamp of another state or taxing jurisdiction,
11anyone possessing not less than 10 and not more than 100
12packages of contraband cigarettes contained in original
13packages is liable to pay to the Department, for deposit into
14the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund, a penalty of $20
15for each such package of cigarettes, unless reasonable cause
16can be established by the person upon whom the penalty is
17imposed. Reasonable cause shall be determined in each situation
18in accordance with rules adopted by the Department. Any person
19who purchases and possesses a total of 9 or fewer original
20packages of unstamped cigarettes per month is exempt from the
21penalties of this Section. The provisions of the Uniform
22Penalty and Interest Act do not apply to this Section.
23(Source: P.A. 96-782, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
24    (35 ILCS 135/25a rep.)
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1repealing Section 25a.
 
2    Section 930. The Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 is
3amended by changing Sections 10-5, 10-20, 10-25, 10-30, 10-35,
4and 10-50 and by adding Sections 10-21, 10-22, 10-36, and 10-53
5as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 143/10-5)
7    Sec. 10-5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
8    "Business" means any trade, occupation, activity, or
9enterprise engaged in, at any location whatsoever, for the
10purpose of selling tobacco products.
11    "Cigarette" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section
121 of the Cigarette Tax Act.
13    "Correctional Industries program" means a program run by a
14State penal institution in which residents of the penal
15institution produce tobacco products for sale to persons
16incarcerated in penal institutions or resident patients of a
17State operated mental health facility.
18    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Revenue.
19    "Distributor" means any of the following:
20        (1) Any manufacturer or wholesaler in this State
21    engaged in the business of selling tobacco products who
22    sells, exchanges, or distributes tobacco products to
23    retailers or consumers in this State.
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1    business of selling tobacco products from without this
2    State who sells, exchanges, distributes, ships, or
3    transports tobacco products to retailers or consumers
4    located in this State, who (i) so long as that manufacturer
5    or wholesaler has or maintains within this State, directly
6    or by subsidiary, an office, sales house, or other place of
7    business, or any agent or other representative operating
8    within this State under the authority of the person or
9    subsidiary, irrespective of whether the place of business
10    or agent or other representative is located here
11    permanently or temporarily, or (ii) elects to apply for a
12    distributor's license and is approved by the Department as
13    a licensed distributor.
14        (3) Any retailer who receives tobacco products on which
15    the tax has not been or will not be paid by another
16    distributor.
17    "Distributor" does not include any person with respect to a
18sale of tobacco products to a purchaser for use or consumption,
19and not for resale.
20    "Distributor" does not include any person, wherever
21resident or located, who makes, manufactures, or fabricates
22tobacco products as part of a Correctional Industries program
23for sale to residents incarcerated in penal institutions or
24resident patients of a State operated mental health facility.
25    "Manufacturer" means any person, wherever resident or
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1person who makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco products
2as a part of a Correctional Industries program for sale to
3persons incarcerated in penal institutions or resident
4patients of a State operated mental health facility.
5    "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership,
6association, joint stock company, joint venture, limited
7liability company, or public or private corporation, however
8formed, or a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee,
9conservator, or other representative appointed by order of any
10court.
11    "Place of business" means and includes any place where
12tobacco products are sold or where tobacco products are
13manufactured, stored, or kept for the purpose of sale or
14consumption, including any vessel, vehicle, airplane, train,
15or vending machine.
16    "Retailer" means any person in this State engaged in the
17business of selling tobacco products to consumers in this
18State, regardless of quantity or number of sales.
19    "Sale" means any transfer, exchange, or barter in any
20manner or by any means whatsoever for a consideration and
21includes all sales made by persons.
22    "Tobacco products" means any cigars; cheroots; stogies;
23periques; granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and
24other smoking tobacco; snuff or snuff flour; cavendish; plug
25and twist tobacco; fine-cut and other chewing tobaccos; shorts;
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1and other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in such manner
2as to be suitable for chewing or smoking in a pipe or
3otherwise, or both for chewing and smoking; but does not
4include cigarettes or tobacco purchased for the manufacture of
5cigarettes by cigarette distributors and manufacturers defined
6in the Cigarette Tax Act and persons who make, manufacture, or
7fabricate cigarettes as a part of a Correctional Industries
8program for sale to residents incarcerated in penal
9institutions or resident patients of a State operated mental
10health facility.
11    "Wholesale price" means the established list price for
12which a manufacturer sells tobacco products to a distributor,
13before the allowance of any discount, trade allowance, rebate,
14or other reduction. In the absence of such an established list
15price, the manufacturer's invoice price at which the
16manufacturer sells the tobacco product to unaffiliated
17distributors, before any discounts, trade allowances, rebates,
18or other reductions, shall be presumed to be the wholesale
19price.
20    "Wholesaler" means any person, wherever resident or
21located, engaged in the business of selling tobacco products to
22others for the purpose of resale.
23(Source: P.A. 92-231, eff. 8-2-01.)
 
24    (35 ILCS 143/10-20)
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1for any person to engage in business as a distributor of
2tobacco products within the meaning of this Act without first
3having obtained a license to do so from the Department.
4Application for that license shall be made to the Department in
5a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Each
6applicant for a license shall furnish to the Department on a
7form, signed and verified by the applicant, the following
8information:
9        (1) The name of the applicant.
10        (2) The address of the location at which the applicant
11    proposes to engage in business as a distributor of tobacco
12    products.
13        (3) Other information the Department may reasonably
14    require.
15    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, every
16applicant who is required to procure a distributor's license
17shall file with his or her application a joint and several
18bond. The bond shall be executed to the Department of Revenue,
19with good and sufficient surety or sureties residing or
20licensed to do business within the State of Illinois,
21conditioned upon the true and faithful compliance by the
22licensee with all of the provisions of this Act. The Department
23shall fix the amount of the bond for each applicant, taking
24into consideration the amount of money expected to become due
25from the applicant under this Act. The amount of bond required
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1protect the State of Illinois against failure to pay the amount
2that may become due from the applicant under this Act, but the
3amount of the security required by the Department shall not
4exceed 3 times the amount of the applicant's average monthly
5tax liability, or $50,000, whichever amount is lower. The bond,
6a reissue, or a substitute shall be kept in full force and
7effect during the entire period covered by the license. A
8separate application for license shall be made, and bond filed,
9for each place of business at which a person who is required to
10procure a distributor's license proposes to engage in business
11as a distributor under this Act.
12    The Department, upon receipt of an application and bond in
13proper form, shall issue to the applicant a license, in a form
14prescribed by the Department, which shall permit the applicant
15to whom it is issued to engage in business as a distributor at
16the place shown on his or her application. The license shall be
17issued by the Department without charge or cost to the
18applicant. No license issued under this Act is transferable or
19assignable. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in the
20place of business conducted by the licensee under the license.
21    The bonding requirement in this Section does not apply to
22an applicant for a distributor's license who is already bonded
23under the Cigarette Tax Act or the Cigarette Use Tax Act.
24Licenses issued by the Department under this Act shall be valid
25for a period not to exceed one year after issuance unless
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1    No license shall be issued to any person who is in default
2to the State of Illinois for moneys due under this Act or any
3other tax Act administered by the Department.
4    The Department may, in its discretion, upon application,
5authorize the payment of the tax imposed under Section 10-10 by
6any distributor or manufacturer not otherwise subject to the
7tax imposed under this Act who, to the satisfaction of the
8Department, furnishes adequate security to ensure payment of
9the tax. The distributor or manufacturer shall be issued,
10without charge, a license to remit the tax. When so authorized,
11it shall be the duty of the distributor or manufacturer to
12remit the tax imposed upon the wholesale price of tobacco
13products sold or otherwise disposed of to retailers or
14consumers located in this State, in the same manner and subject
15to the same requirements as any other distributor or
16manufacturer licensed under this Act.
17    The Department may revoke, suspend, or cancel the license
18of a distributor of roll-your-own tobacco (as that term is used
19in Section 10 of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act)
20under this Act if the tobacco product manufacturer, as defined
21in Section 10 of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act,
22that made or sold the roll-your-own tobacco has failed to
23become a participating manufacturer, as defined in subdivision
24(a)(1) of Section 15 of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers'
25Escrow Act, or has failed to create a qualified escrow fund for
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1manufacturer and sold in this State or otherwise failed to
2bring itself into compliance with subdivision (a)(2) of Section
315 of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act.
4    Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department
5under this Section may, within 20 days after notice of that
6decision, protest and request a hearing, whereupon the
7Department must give notice to that person of the time and
8place fixed for the hearing and must hold a hearing in
9conformity with the provisions of this Act and then issue its
10final administrative decision in the matter to that person. In
11the absence of such a protest within 20 days, the Department's
12decision becomes final without any further determination being
13made or notice given.
14(Source: P.A. 92-231, eff. 8-2-01; 92-737, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
15    (35 ILCS 143/10-21 new)
16    Sec. 10-21. Retailer's license.
17    (a) Commencing January 1, 2012, no person may engage in
18business as a retailer of tobacco products in this State
19without first having obtained a retailer's license from the
20Department. Application for a license shall be made to the
21Department in form as furnished and prescribed by the
22Department. Each applicant for a license under this Section
23shall furnish to the Department on the form signed and verified
24by the applicant the following information:
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1        (2) the address of the location at which the applicant
2    proposes to engage in business as a retailer of tobacco
3    products in this State; and
4        (3) such other additional information as the
5    Department may lawfully require by its rules and
6    regulations.
7    (b) The annual license fee payable to the Department for
8each retailer's license shall be $250. The fee will be placed
9into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and used
10towards the cost of retail inspections. Each applicant for a
11license shall pay that fee to the Department at the time of
12submitting the application for a license to the Department.
13    (c) The Department may, in its discretion, require an
14applicant who is required to procure a retailer's license to
15file with the application a joint and several bond. If
16required, such bond shall be executed to the Department of
17Revenue, with good and sufficient surety or sureties residing
18or licensed to do business within the State of Illinois, in an
19amount of not less than $2,500, conditioned upon the true and
20faithful compliance by the licensee with all of the provisions
21of this Act. If required, such bond, or a reissue thereof, or a
22substitute therefor, shall be kept in effect during the entire
23period covered by the license. A separate application for
24license shall be made, a separate annual license fee paid, and,
25if required, a separate bond filed, for each place of business
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1license under this Section proposes to engage in business as a
2retailer in Illinois under this Act.
3     The following are ineligible to receive a retailer's
4license under this Act:
5        (1) a person who is not of good character and
6    reputation in the community in which he resides;
7        (2) a person who has been convicted of a felony under
8    any federal or State law, if the Department, after
9    investigation and a hearing, if requested by the applicant,
10    determines that the person has not been sufficiently
11    rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
12        (3) a corporation, if any officer, manager, or director
13    thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the
14    aggregate more than 5% of the stock of the corporation,
15    would not be eligible to receive a license under this Act
16    for any reason;
17        (4) a person who possesses a distributor's license
18    under Section 10-20 of this Act.
19    (d) The Department, upon receipt of an application, license
20fee, and bond in proper form from a person who is eligible to
21receive a retailer's license under this Act, shall issue to the
22applicant a license in form as prescribed by the Department,
23which license shall permit the applicant to engage in business
24as a retailer under this Act at the place shown in the
25application. All licenses issued by the Department under this
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1issuance unless sooner revoked, canceled or suspended as
2provided in this Act. No license issued under this Section is
3transferable or assignable. The license shall be conspicuously
4displayed in the place of business conducted by the licensee in
5Illinois under the license. The Department shall not issue a
6license to a retailer unless the retailer is also validly
7registered under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. A person
8who obtains a license as a retailer and then ceases to do
9business as specified in the license, or who does not commence
10business, or who obtains a distributor's license, or whose
11license is suspended or revoked, shall immediately surrender
12the license to the Department. A retailer as defined under the
13Cigarette Tax Act need not obtain an additional license under
14this Act, but shall be deemed to be sufficiently licensed by
15virtue of his being properly licensed as a retailer under
16Section 4f of the Cigarette Tax Act.
17    (e) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department
18under this subsection may, within 20 days after notice of the
19decision, protest and request a hearing. Upon receiving a
20request for a hearing, the Department shall give notice to the
21person requesting the hearing of the time and place fixed for
22the hearing and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the
23provisions of this Act and then issue its final administrative
24decision in the matter to that person. In the absence of a
25protest and request for a hearing within 20 days, the
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1determination being made or notice given.
 
2    (35 ILCS 143/10-22 new)
3    Sec. 10-22. Purchases of tobacco products by licensed
4retailers. A person who possesses a retailer's license under
5Section 10-21 of this Act shall obtain tobacco products for
6sale only from a licensed distributor.
 
7    (35 ILCS 143/10-25)
8    Sec. 10-25. License actions.
9    (a) The Department may, after notice and a hearing, revoke,
10cancel, or suspend the license of any distributor or retailer
11who violates any of the provisions of this Act. The notice
12shall specify the alleged violation or violations upon which
13the revocation, cancellation, or suspension proceeding is
14based.
15    (b) The Department may revoke, cancel, or suspend the
16license of any distributor for a violation of the Tobacco
17Product Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act as provided in
18Section 20 of that Act.
19    (c) The Department shall suspend for 7 days the license of
20a retailer for a first violation of the Sale of Tobacco to
21Minors Act, as provided in Section 3 of that Act.
22    The Department shall suspend for 30 days the license of a
23retailer for a second violation of the Sale of Tobacco to
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1    The Department shall revoke the license of a retailer for a
2third or subsequent violation of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors
3Act, as provided in Section 3 of that Act.
4    (d) The Department may, by application to any circuit
5court, obtain an injunction restraining any person who engages
6in business as a distributor of tobacco products without a
7license (either because his or her license has been revoked,
8canceled, or suspended or because of a failure to obtain a
9license in the first instance) from engaging in that business
10until that person, as if that person were a new applicant for a
11license, complies with all of the conditions, restrictions, and
12requirements of Section 10-20 (for a distributor's license) or
13Section 10-21 (for a retailer's license) of this Act and
14qualifies for and obtains a license. Refusal or neglect to obey
15the order of the court may result in punishment for contempt.
16(Source: P.A. 92-737, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
17    (35 ILCS 143/10-30)
18    Sec. 10-30. Returns.
19    (a) Every distributor shall, on or before the 15th day of
20each month, file a return with the Department covering the
21preceding calendar month. The return shall disclose the
22wholesale price for tobacco products sold or otherwise disposed
23of and other information that the Department may reasonably
24require. The return shall be filed upon a form prescribed and
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1    At the time when any return of any distributor is due to be
2filed with the Department, the distributor shall also remit to
3the Department the tax liability that the distributor has
4incurred for transactions occurring in the preceding calendar
5month.
6    (b) A retailer who possesses, acquires, or purchases
7tobacco products on which the tax imposed by this Act has not
8been paid shall file a return and pay the tax in a format and at
9a time prescribed by the Department by rule.
10(Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 6-6-95.)
 
11    (35 ILCS 143/10-35)
12    Sec. 10-35. Record keeping.
13    (a) Every distributor, as defined in Section 10-5, shall
14keep complete and accurate records of tobacco products held,
15purchased, manufactured, brought in or caused to be brought in
16from without the State, and tobacco products sold, or otherwise
17disposed of, and shall preserve and keep all invoices, bills of
18lading, sales records, and copies of bills of sale, the
19wholesale price for tobacco products sold or otherwise disposed
20of, an inventory of tobacco products prepared as of December 31
21of each year or as of the last day of the distributor's fiscal
22year if he or she files federal income tax returns on the basis
23of a fiscal year, and other pertinent papers and documents
24relating to the manufacture, purchase, sale, or disposition of
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1distributor to a retailer in this State shall contain the
2distributor's Tobacco Products License number.
3    (b) Every retailer, as defined in Section 10-5, shall keep
4within Illinois, at his or her licensed address, complete and
5accurate records of tobacco products held, purchased, sold, or
6otherwise disposed of, and shall preserve and keep all
7invoices, bills of lading, sales records, copies of bills of
8sale, returns, and other pertinent papers and documents
9relating to the purchase, sale, or disposition of tobacco
10products.
11    (c) Books, records, papers, and documents that are required
12by this Act to be kept shall, at all times during the usual
13business hours of the day, be subject to inspection by the
14Department or its duly authorized agents and employees. The
15books, records, papers, and documents for any period with
16respect to which the Department is authorized to issue a notice
17of tax liability shall be preserved until the expiration of
18that period.
19(Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 6-6-95.)
 
20    (35 ILCS 143/10-36 new)
21    Sec. 10-36. Proof of payment of tax imposed by this Act.
22Every licensed distributor of tobacco products in this State is
23required to show proof of the tax having been paid as required
24by this Act by displaying his or her Tobacco Products License
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1State. No retailer shall possess tobacco products without
2either (i) a proper invoice indicating that the tobacco
3products tax was paid by a distributor for the tobacco products
4in the retailer's possession or (ii) proof that the tax was
5paid by the retailer if it has purchased tobacco products on
6which tax has not been paid as required by this Act. Failure to
7comply with the provisions of this Section may be grounds for
8revocation of a distributor's or retailer's license in
9accordance with Section 10-25 of this Act or Section 6 of the
10Cigarette Tax Act. In addition, the Department may impose a
11civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, which
12shall be deposited into the Tax Compliance and Administration
13Fund.
 
14    (35 ILCS 143/10-50)
15    Sec. 10-50. Violations and penalties.
16    (a) When the amount due is under $300, any distributor who
17fails to file a return, willfully wilfully fails or refuses to
18make any payment to the Department of the tax imposed by this
19Act, or files a fraudulent return, or any officer or agent of a
20corporation engaged in the business of distributing tobacco
21products to retailers and consumers located in this State who
22signs a fraudulent return filed on behalf of the corporation,
23or any accountant or other agent who knowingly enters false
24information on the return of any taxpayer under this Act is
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1    (b) Any person who violates any provision of Section 10-20,
210-21, or 10-22 of this Act, fails to keep books and records as
3required under this Act, or willfully wilfully violates a rule
4or regulation of the Department for the administration and
5enforcement of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person
6commits a separate offense on each day that he or she engages
7in business in violation of Section 10-20, 10-21, or 10-22 of
8this Act.
9    (c) When the amount due is under $300, any person who
10accepts money that is due to the Department under this Act from
11a taxpayer for the purpose of acting as the taxpayer's agent to
12make the payment to the Department, but who fails to remit the
13payment to the Department when due, is guilty of a Class 4
14felony.
15    (d) When the amount due is $300 or more, any distributor
16who files, or causes to be filed, a fraudulent return, or any
17officer or agent of a corporation engaged in the business of
18distributing tobacco products to retailers and consumers
19located in this State who files or causes to be filed or signs
20or causes to be signed a fraudulent return filed on behalf of
21the corporation, or any accountant or other agent who knowingly
22enters false information on the return of any taxpayer under
23this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
24    (e) When the amount due is $300 or more, any person engaged
25in the business of distributing tobacco products to retailers
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1willfully wilfully fails or refuses to make any payment to the
2Department of the tax imposed by this Act, or accepts money
3that is due to the Department under this Act from a taxpayer
4for the purpose of acting as the taxpayer's agent to make
5payment to the Department but fails to remit such payment to
6the Department when due is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
7    (f) When the amount due is under $300, any retailer who
8fails to file a return, willfully fails or refuses to make any
9payment to the Department of the tax imposed by this Act, or
10files a fraudulent return, or any officer or agent of a
11corporation engaged in the retail business of selling tobacco
12products to purchasers of tobacco products for use and
13consumption located in this State who signs a fraudulent return
14filed on behalf of the corporation, or any accountant or other
15agent who knowingly enters false information on the return of
16any taxpayer under this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
17    (g) When the amount due is $300 or more, any retailer who
18fails to file a return, willfully fails or refuses to make any
19payment to the Department of the tax imposed by this Act, or
20files a fraudulent return, or any officer or agent of a
21corporation engaged in the retail business of selling tobacco
22products to purchasers of tobacco products for use and
23consumption located in this State who signs a fraudulent return
24filed on behalf of the corporation, or any accountant or other
25agent who knowingly enters false information on the return of
26any taxpayer under this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony.

 

 

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1    (h) Any person whose principal place of business is in this
2State and who is charged with a violation under this Section
3shall be tried in the county where his or her principal place
4of business is located unless he or she asserts a right to be
5tried in another venue. If the taxpayer does not have his or
6her principal place of business in this State, however, the
7hearing must be held in Sangamon County unless the taxpayer
8asserts a right to be tried in another venue.
9    (i) Any taxpayer or agent of a taxpayer who with the intent
10to defraud purports to make a payment due to the Department by
11issuing or delivering a check or other order upon a real or
12fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that it
13will not be paid by the depository, is guilty of a deceptive
14practice in violation of Section 17-1 of the Criminal Code of
151961.
16    (j) A prosecution for a violation described in this Section
17may be commenced within 3 years after the commission of the act
18constituting the violation.
19(Source: P.A. 92-231, eff. 8-2-01.)
 
20    (35 ILCS 143/10-53 new)
21    Sec. 10-53. Acting as a retailer of tobacco products
22without a license. Any person who knowingly acts as a retailer
23of tobacco products in this State without first having obtained
24a license to do so in compliance with Section 10-21 of this Act
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1Act shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
 
2    Section 940. The Sale of Tobacco to Minors Act is amended
3by adding Section 3 as follows:
 
4    (720 ILCS 675/3 new)
5    Sec. 3. Additional penalties for retailers. In addition to
6the penalties provided in Section 2 of this Act, if a person
7who is a licensed retailer under the Cigarette Tax Act or the
8Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 commits a violation of this
9Act, that person's retailer's license shall be:
10        (1) suspended for 7 days for a first violation of this
11    Act;
12        (2) suspended for 30 days for a second violation of
13    this Act; and
14        (3) revoked for a third or subsequent violation of this
15    Act.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    20 ILCS 2505/2505-380was 20 ILCS 2505/39b47
5    35 ILCS 130/1from Ch. 120, par. 453.1
6    35 ILCS 130/3-10
7    35 ILCS 130/4f new
8    35 ILCS 130/4g new
9    35 ILCS 130/6from Ch. 120, par. 453.6
10    35 ILCS 130/7from Ch. 120, par. 453.7
11    35 ILCS 130/8from Ch. 120, par. 453.8
12    35 ILCS 130/10from Ch. 120, par. 453.10
13    35 ILCS 130/11from Ch. 120, par. 453.11
14    35 ILCS 130/18bfrom Ch. 120, par. 453.18b
15    35 ILCS 130/23from Ch. 120, par. 453.23
16    35 ILCS 130/24from Ch. 120, par. 453.24
17    35 ILCS 130/26a new
18    35 ILCS 130/18c rep.
19    35 ILCS 135/1from Ch. 120, par. 453.31
20    35 ILCS 135/3-10
21    35 ILCS 135/12from Ch. 120, par. 453.42
22    35 ILCS 135/25b
23    35 ILCS 135/25a rep.
24    35 ILCS 143/10-5
25    35 ILCS 143/10-20

 

 

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1    35 ILCS 143/10-21 new
2    35 ILCS 143/10-22 new
3    35 ILCS 143/10-25
4    35 ILCS 143/10-30
5    35 ILCS 143/10-35
6    35 ILCS 143/10-36 new
7    35 ILCS 143/10-50
8    35 ILCS 143/10-53 new
9    720 ILCS 675/3 new