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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81469</law_id><section_number>58.1-1003.2</section_number><catch_line>Roll-your-own tobacco cigarette excise tax; how paid; stamping process; records of stamping agents</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>3.2-4209</reference><reference>58.1-1003</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Taxes Administered by the Department of Taxation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Cigarette Tax</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Excise Tax</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The taxes imposed by subsection B of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Tax levied; rate" href="/58.1-1001/">58.1-1001</a> shall be paid by the <span class="dictionary">stamping agent</span> at the time he files the return required pursuant to this section. Upon payment of the tax and production and transmission of the documentation required by this section, the subject <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco shall be deemed to bear the Virginia revenue stamp otherwise required by this article. <a id="paragraph-291885" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1003.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Unless specifically provided otherwise in this section, the requirements for paying tax and filing returns relating to <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall be as provided in Article 2.1 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-1021.01/">58.1-1021.01</a> et seq.) of this chapter. <a id="paragraph-291886" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1003.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> of <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco who ships, delivers, or otherwise causes <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco to be transported to a <span class="dictionary">wholesale dealer</span>, <span class="dictionary">retail dealer</span>, or <span class="dictionary">stamping agent</span> located within the Commonwealth shall include on an invoice accompanying each such shipment a listing of all <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco included in the shipment by <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>, brand family, and brand style and the total weight in ounces of each such brand style. The <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> shall also include on the invoice the <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>&#x2019;s sales price, as that term is defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-1021.01/">58.1-1021.01</a>, for all <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco included in the shipment by <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>, brand family, and brand style. <a id="paragraph-291887" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1003.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">stamping agent</span> who pays the <span class="dictionary">cigarette</span> excise tax imposed by this article on <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco shall include, on an invoice accompanying each shipment he initiates that includes <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco, a listing of all <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco included in the shipment by <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span>, brand family, and brand style and the total weight in ounces of each such brand style. In addition, the <span class="dictionary">stamping agent</span> shall note on each such invoice that he has paid or will pay the <span class="dictionary">cigarette</span> excise tax imposed by this article. An invoice prepared in accordance with this subsection shall be deemed the <span class="dictionary">cigarette</span> revenue stamp otherwise required by this article. Any wholesaler, <span class="dictionary">distributor</span>, or entity of any kind that subsequently ships the <span class="dictionary">roll-your-own</span> tobacco, or some portion of it, shall (i) cause a copy of the invoice to accompany such subsequent shipment, and (ii) indicate on an invoice prepared by the subsequent shipper any changes in quantity from that reflected in the initial invoice. <a id="paragraph-291888" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-1003.2/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2006, c. 768.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
