cigarette sales tax - got more then $60 worth of smokes? Could be a felony if you didn't buy em here

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[chance33_98]

cigarette sales tax, state tax officials say they're stepping up efforts to be on the lookout for smugglers.

     Taxation Department spokesman Gary Gundmundson says agents will be monitoring the state's borders for people bringing in cheaper cigarettes from states such as Kentucky, which has a three-cent cigarette sales tax.

     Gudmundson says the department is training police agencies to check packs being sold at stores for Ohio tax stamps.

     Possession of more than 60 dollars worth of cigarettes for sale in Ohio without paying the state's sales tax is a felony that carries jail time and a fine.

     The Ohio sales tax of 55 cents pushes the price of a carton of name-brand cigarettes to about 40 dollars. In Kentucky, cigarettes are about 25 dollars a carton.

[chance33_98]

Insane

[Wolfie]

Washington State does the same thing. They do the ol' "asset seizure" thing on your car too.

[chance33_98]

With the cost of a carton, how can you not easily have $60 worth? :)

[MEGoody]

Wonder if it's legal to place mail orders for cigarettes from another state?

[basil]

Can cigarettes still be bought from Indian smoke shops on the internet? Would this still be a felony if Ohions bought over the internet?

[EBUCK]

All your assets are belong to US!!!!

EBUCK

[steve50]

Of course they will charge people buying 5/10 cartons at a time for personal use with "resale". Cost them a bunch of lawyer fees and maybe confiscate a few cars out of it.
Saw a site where you can buy name brands for $15 a carton, air freight from Europe included. Think I'm going that route.

[RikaStrom]

Check this out, gang.

[EggsAckley]

Please, share that site with us!!

[chance33_98]

I live 60 miles from Kentucky and go there on occassion to do some shopping. Last time I was there I bought a few cartons - guess I am criminal now...

[FourtySeven]

I wish I lived in Kentucky. < sigh >

[Lexington Green]

What are you in for?... Smoking... everyone arrested for breaking these silly laws should demand a jury trial

[jae471]

Possession of more than 60 dollars worth of cigarettes for sale in Ohio

Buy 'em in Kentucky for $25/carton, or in Switzerland for $18.00/carton, but just don't resale them.

[S.O.S121.500]

Only sheople let their gubrmint push drugs.

[DETAILER]

you misspelled that friend, there is no " t ".

[bert]

Cigs for sale....Virginia prices!

[chance33_98]

Possession of more than 60 dollars worth of cigarettes for sale in Ohio

Try proving that it was not the reason you bought them. It is an excuse for them to seize your car, etc, on Suspicion...

[EBUCK]

lol....good one! Although I don't know why anyone would want my "work-horse".

EBUCK

[StriperSniper]

Exactly! Possesion with intent to distribute.

Take pot for example, you go out to buy 1/4 OZ, the guy only has grams, you buy seven, get popped, since it is packaged in different bags, ITD, jail.

[oldironsides]

$30,000+ worth of cigarettes stolen in Brooklyn New York
yesterday. That will not be the last. I understand NY City is over $7.00 per pack.