Nevada § 370.380 - Unlawful acts regarding licenses or stamps; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 370.380 — Unlawful acts regarding licenses or stamps; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 370.380. Unlawful acts regarding licenses or stamps; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty

1. It is unlawful for a person, with the intent to defraud the State: (a) To alter, forge or counterfeit any license or stamp provided for in this chapter; (b) To have in his or her possession any forged, counterfeited, spurious or altered

license or stamp with the intent to use the same, knowing or having reasonable grounds

to believe the same to be such; (c) To have in his or her possession one or more cigarette stamps which he or she

knows have been removed from the pieces of packages or packages of cigarettes to which

they were affixed; (d) To affix to any piece of a package or package of cigarettes a stamp which he or

she knows has been removed from any other piece of a package or package of cigarettes;

or (e) To have in his or her possession for the purpose of sale cigarettes which do not

bear indicia of the State of Nevada excise tax stamping. Presence of the cigarettes in a cigarette vending machine is prima facie evidence

of the purpose to sell. 2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a category

C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 370.380

What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 370.380 cover?

Section 370.380 ("Unlawful acts regarding licenses or stamps; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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