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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 798<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 1029<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 674<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77912,"section_number":"2.2-3705.3","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.3\/"},{"id":65112,"section_number":"3.2-4203","catch_line":"Withdrawal of escrow funds assigned and contributed to the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4203\/"},{"id":77273,"section_number":"58.1-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1000\/"},{"id":57817,"section_number":"58.1-3","catch_line":"Secrecy of information; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80296,"section_number":"3.2-4200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4200\/"},{"id":66865,"section_number":"58.1-1001","catch_line":"Tax levied; rate","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1001\/"},{"id":71635,"section_number":"58.1-1011","catch_line":"Qualification for permit to affix Virginia revenue stamps; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1011\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196279,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80628,"identifier":"3.2-4204","token":"3.2\/III\/42\/3\/3.2-4204","url":"\/3.2-4204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4204\/","token":"3.2\/III\/42\/3\/3.2-4204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Brand family<\/span>” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, “menthol,” “lights,” “kings,” and “100s” and includes any brand name alone or in conjunction with any other word, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes.\n\t\t“Commissioner<\/span>” means the Tax Commissioner<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Taxation.\n\t\t“Nonparticipating manufacturer<\/span>” means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.\n\t\t“Participating manufacturer” shall have the meaning provided in section II (jj) of the Master Settlement<\/span> Agreement.\n\t\t“Stamping agent<\/span>” means (i) a person who is authorized by the Tax Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1011<\/a> to affix Virginia tax stamps to packages, packs, cartons, or other containers of cigarettes; or (ii) any person who is required to pay the excise tax imposed on cigarettes pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1001<\/a>.\n\t\tTerms defined in \u00a7 3.2-4200<\/a> shall have the same meaning when used in this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4204)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Brand family” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same\ntrademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers\nor descriptors, including, but not limited to, “menthol,”\n“lights,” “kings,” and “100s” and includes\nany brand name alone or in conjunction with any other word, trademark, logo,\nsymbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other\nindicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with,\na previously known brand of cigarettes.\n\t\t“Commissioner” means the Tax Commissioner of the Department of\nTaxation.\n\t\t“Nonparticipating manufacturer” means any tobacco product\nmanufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.\n\t\t“Participating manufacturer” shall have the meaning provided in\nsection II (jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement.\n\t\t“Stamping agent” means (i) a person who is authorized by the Tax\nCommissioner pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1011 to affix Virginia tax stamps to packages,\npacks, cartons, or other containers of cigarettes; or (ii) any person who is\nrequired to pay the excise tax imposed on cigarettes pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-1001.\n\t\tTerms defined in \u00a7 3.2-4200 shall have the same meaning when used in this\narticle.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 798, \u00a7 3.1-336.3; 2004, c. 1029; 2006, c. 674; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}