California Appeals Panel Affirms Penalty In Untaxed Cigarette Sales Suit

(October 17, 2017, 9:51 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A panel of the Third District California Court of Appeal on Sept. 28 found that a trial court did not err in imposing a $765,000 civil penalty against a man illegally selling cigarettes because federal law and sovereign immunity for Indian tribes do not preempt California’s regulation and enforcement of law regarding cigarette sales (The People ex rel. Xavier Becerra v. Darren Paul Rose, No. C080546, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6661)....

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