Section 30473.5.

(a) Any person who possesses, sells, or offers to sell, or buys or offers to buy, any false or fraudulent stamps or meter impressions provided for or authorized under this part in a quantity of less than 2,000 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment not exceeding one year in a county jail, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b) Any person who possesses, sells, or offers to sell, or buys or offers to buy any false or fraudulent stamps or meter impressions provided for or authorized under this part in a quantity of 2,000 or greater, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding one year in a county jail, or by both the fine and imprisonment. The court shall order any fines assessed be deposited in the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund.

(c) The board shall destroy any stamps seized under this section.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2004.)