§245 2 - .6 Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§245‑2.6]  Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree.  (a)  Beginning March 1, 2007, a person or entity required to obtain a retail tobacco permit commits the offense of unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree if the person or entity knowingly fails to obtain a valid permit required under section 245-2.5 and, for the purposes of retail sale, recklessly sells, possesses, stores, acquires, distributes, or transports five thousand or more cigarettes.

     (b)  Unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree is a misdemeanor, except that any offense under subsection (a) that occurs within five years of a conviction for unlawful tobacco retailing in the first degree is a class C felony. [L 2005, c 131, pt of §1, §9(2); am L 2009, c 30, §2]