§ 24-3-5.4-1 “Brand family”
§ 24-3-5.4-2 “Cigarette”
§ 24-3-5.4-3 “Commission”
§ 24-3-5.4-4 “Department”
§ 24-3-5.4-5 “Distributor”
§ 24-3-5.4-5.5 “Importer”
§ 24-3-5.4-6 “Master settlement agreement”
§ 24-3-5.4-6.5 “Newly qualified nonparticipating manufacturer”
§ 24-3-5.4-7 “Nonparticipating manufacturer”
§ 24-3-5.4-8 “Participating manufacturer”
§ 24-3-5.4-9 “Qualified escrow fund”
§ 24-3-5.4-10 “Stamping agent”
§ 24-3-5.4-11 “Tobacco product manufacturer”
§ 24-3-5.4-12 “Units sold”
§ 24-3-5.4-13 Tobacco product manufacturer certification; brand family list; maintenance of sales documentation by nonparticipating manufacturer
§ 24-3-5.4-13.5 Importers required to provide information to the attorney general
§ 24-3-5.4-13.6 Bonds required for certain newly qualified and certain nonparticipating manufacturers
§ 24-3-5.4-14 Brand family directory; refunds
§ 24-3-5.4-15 Stamping, sale, or importation of unlisted cigarettes prohibited
§ 24-3-5.4-16 Appointment of agent by foreign nonparticipating manufacturer; termination of agency
§ 24-3-5.4-17 Distributor or stamping agent required to send information to department, commission, and attorney general
§ 24-3-5.4-18 Disclosure of information received
§ 24-3-5.4-19 Proof of qualified escrow fund by nonparticipating manufacturer
§ 24-3-5.4-20 Rules
§ 24-3-5.4-21 Revocation of suspension of distributor’s license; penalty
§ 24-3-5.4-22 Seizure and forfeiture of unlisted cigarettes
§ 24-3-5.4-23 Injunction
§ 24-3-5.4-24 Violation; infraction or Class C misdemeanor
§ 24-3-5.4-25 Unfair and deceptive business practice
§ 24-3-5.4-26 Judicial review
§ 24-3-5.4-27 Issuance of registration certificate
§ 24-3-5.4-28 Recovery of costs
§ 24-3-5.4-29 Disgorged profits
§ 24-3-5.4-30 Penalties deposited in enforcement and administration fund
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 24 > Article 3 > Chapter 5.4 - Master Settlement Agreement Protection Act

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • brand family: means cigarettes that are:

    Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-1

  • commission: means the alcohol and tobacco commission created by Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-3
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • department: means the department of state revenue. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-4
  • distributor: means a person that:

    Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-5

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • importer: means a person that imports, other than for personal consumption, one (1) or more brand families of a nonparticipating manufacturer. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-5.5
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • master settlement agreement: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-6
  • newly qualified nonparticipating manufacturer: means a nonparticipating manufacturer:

    Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-6.5

  • nonparticipating manufacturer: means a tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-7
  • participating manufacturer: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-12(1). See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-8
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • qualified escrow fund: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-7. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-9
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • stamping agent: means a person that may affix a stamp to a package of cigarettes under IC 6-7-1-15. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-10
  • tobacco product manufacturer: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-10. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-11
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • units sold: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-11. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-12
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5