TITLE 63

REVENUE AND TAXATION

CHAPTER 25

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAXES

63-2527.  General provisions. (1) It shall be the duty of the state tax commission to administer the provisions of this chapter.

(2)  For the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter, the state tax commission may share information with, and request information from, any federal agency and any agency of any other state or any local agency thereof.

(3)  In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any person may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief for a violation of this chapter; actual damages, if any, sustained by reason of the violation; and, as determined by the court, interest on the damages from the date of the complaint, taxable costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees. If the court finds that the violation is flagrant, it may increase recovery to an amount not in excess of three (3) times the actual damages sustained by reason of the violation.

History:

[63-2527, added 2000, ch. 351, sec. 1, p. 1181.]