SB1022: Contraband cigarettes; allows forfeiture if possesed in violation of laws regarding sale.
SENATE BILL NO. 1022
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That 19.2-386.21 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
19.2-386.21. Forfeiture of counterfeit and contraband cigarettes.
Counterfeit cigarettes possessed in violation of 18.2-246.14 and cigarettes possessed in violation of 58.1-1017
or 58.1-1017.1 shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction by the
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or any law-enforcement officer of the
Commonwealth. All fixtures, equipment, materials,
and personal property used in substantial connection with (i)
the sale or possession of
counterfeit cigarettes in a knowing and intentional violation of Article 10 (
18.2-246.6 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or
(ii) the sale or
possession of cigarettes in a knowing and intentional violation of 58.1-1017
or 58.1-1017.1 shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture
according to the procedures contained in Chapter 22.1 ( 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of this title, applied mutatis
mutandis.