{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"14957","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 14957","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-12"},{"name":"PART 8. CIGARETTES [14950. - 14959.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-12/part-8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 613, Sec. 5.   (SB 1408)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>Upon discovery by the department or a law enforcement agency that a person offers or possesses for sale, or has made a sale of, cigarettes in violation of subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/hsc/14951\">14951</a>, the department or that law enforcement agency may seize and dispose of those cigarettes possessed in violation of this part as contraband per se.</p>","text":"Upon discovery by the department or a law enforcement agency that a person offers or possesses for sale, or has made a sale of, cigarettes in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14951, the department or that law enforcement agency may seize and dispose of those cigarettes possessed in violation of this part as contraband per se.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/cigarettes-14957","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}