§ 11-9-13.15 - Penalty for operating without a dealer license.
SECTION 11-9-13.15
§ 11-9-13.15 Penalty for operating withouta dealer license. – (a) Any individual or business who violates this chapter by selling orconveying a tobacco product without a retail tobacco products dealer licenseshall be cited for that violation and shall be required to appear in court fora hearing on the citation.
(b) Any individual or business cited for a violation underthis section of this chapter shall:
(1) Either post a five hundred dollar ($500) bond with thecourt within ten (10) days of the citation; or
(2) Sign and accept the citation indicating a promise toappear in court.
(c) An individual or business who has accepted the citationmay:
(1) Pay the five hundred dollar ($500) fine, either by mailor in person, within ten (10) days after receiving the citation; or
(2) If that individual or business has posted a bond, forfeitthe bond by not appearing at the scheduled hearing. If the individual orbusiness cited pays the five hundred dollar ($500) fine or forfeits the bond,that individual or business is deemed to have admitted the cited violation andto have waived the right to a hearing on the issue of commission on theviolation.
(d) The court after a hearing on a citation shall make adetermination as to whether a violation has been committed. If it isestablished that the violation did occur, the court shall impose a five hundreddollar ($500) fine, in addition to any court costs or other court fees.