§ 68-450.9. Reuse of used stamp prohibited - Penalty.

A.  No person shall willfully remove or otherwise prepare any adhesive stamps, with intent to use, or cause the same to be used, after it has already been used or knowingly or willfully buy, sell, offer for sale, or give away, any such washed or restored stamp to any person, or knowingly use the same, or have in his possession any washed, restored, or altered stamp which has been removed from the controlled dangerous substance to which it had been previously affixed.

B.  No person shall for the purpose of indicating the payment of any tax levied by Section 450.2 of this title, reuse any stamp which has heretofore been used for the purpose of paying any tax levied by Section 450.2 of this title, or buy, sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession, any counterfeit stamps.

C.  Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 25, § 9, operative July 1, 1990.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 560, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 409, eff. July 1, 1999.

Note

NOTE:  Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 560 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.