(a) Beginning April 1, 2001, any person who knowingly places for sale in a cigarette vending machine any cigarettes not contained in cigarette packages to which are affixed stamps as required by this part, shall be guilty of a class C felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Hawaii Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-660

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 245-38

  • Cigarette: means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size and shape and whether or not the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 245-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Sale: includes every act of selling and includes any sale or act of selling that originates from any order that is placed or submitted by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mail, or any other delivery service, or the Internet or other online service. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 245-1
(b) In addition to any other authorized disposition, a corporation found in violation of subsection (a) may be fined in an amount not to exceed $50,000.