§ 1-5 — Definitions

As used in this Act: "Business" means any trade, occupation, activity or enterprise engaged in for the purpose of selling cigarettes in this State. "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and whether or not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, and the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. "Cigarette machine" means any machine, equipment or device used to make or fabricate cigarettes. "Cigarette machine" shall not include a handheld manually operated device used by consumers to make roll-your-own cigarettes for personal consumption. "Cigarette machine operator" means any person who is engaged in the business of operating a cigarette machine in this State and is licensed by the Department as a cigarette machine operator under Section 1-15 of this Act. "Contraband cigarettes" means: (1) cigarettes for which any required federal taxes have not been paid; (2) cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of this Act; (3) cigarettes that are made or fabricated by a person holding a cigarette machine operator license under Section 1-15 of this Act and that are in the possession of manufacturers, distributors, secondary distributors, manufacturer representatives, or retailers, all as defined by the Cigarette Tax Act, for the purpose of resale; (4) cigarettes that are in the possession of a cigarette machine operator and that are made or fabricated with cigarette tubes that do not meet the requirements of Section 1-30 of this Act; (5) cigarettes that are in the possession of an individual and that are made or fabricated with cigarette tubes that do not meet the requirements of Section 1-30 of this Act, unless the cigarettes were made or fabricated by an individual for the individual's own use and consumption without the aid or use of a cigarette machine in the possession of a cigarette machine operator holding a license under Section 1-15 of this Act; or (6) cigarettes that (i) are made or fabricated by a person holding a cigarette machine operator license under Section 1-15 of this Act, (ii) are in the possession of a person, and (iii) contain tobacco of a brand family and manufacturer that are not identified on the State of Illinois Directory of Participating Manufacturers or the Illinois Directory of Compliant Non-Participating Manufacturers maintained by the Office of the Attorney General. "Department" means the Department of Revenue. "Operate or operating a cigarette machine" means to possess a cigarette machine for the purpose of engaging in the business of making the cigarette machine available to individuals who use the cigarette machine to make or fabricate cigarettes for their own use or consumption, and not for resale. For purposes of this Act, the cigarette machine is operated by the person possessing the cigarette machine. For purposes of this Act, cigarettes made or fabricated by the use of a cigarette machine in the possession of a cigarette machine operator holding a license under Section 1-15 of this Act are considered to be made or fabricated by the person holding the cigarette machine operator license and not the individual. "Original package" means the individual packet, box, or other container used to contain and convey cigarettes to the consumer. "Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or private corporation, however formed, limited liability company, or a receiver, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed by order of any court. "Place of business" means any place where cigarettes are made or fabricated by a cigarette machine operator holding a license under Section 1-15 of this Act. "Possess or possessing a cigarette machine" means to own, lease, rent or have on one's premises a cigarette machine for the purpose of engaging in the business of making the cigarette machine available to individuals who use the cigarette machine to make or fabricate cigarettes for their own use or consumption, and not for resale. "Prior continuous compliance taxpayer" means any person who is licensed under this Act and who, having been a licensee for a continuous period of 5 years, is determined by the Department not to have been either delinquent or deficient in the payment of tax liability during that period or otherwise in violation of this Act. "Prior continuous compliance taxpayer" also means any taxpayer who has, as verified by the Department, continuously complied with the condition of his bond or other security under provisions of this Act for a period of 5 consecutive years. "Retailer" means any person who engages in the making of transfers of the ownership of, or title to, tobacco or cigarettes to a purchaser for use or consumption and not for resale in any form, for a valuable consideration. "Sale" means any transfer, exchange, or barter in any manner or by any means whatsoever for a consideration, and includes and means all sales made by any person.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 97-688, eff. 6-14-12.)