Ohio § 3739.99 Civil penalties for violation of chapter

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§ 3739.99 — Civil penalties for violation of chapter

Ohio § 3739.99

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3739Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards for Cigarettes

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3739.99 (2026).

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(A)A manufacturer who violates division (B) of section3739.05of the Revised Code shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day after the sixtieth day that the manufacturer fails to comply with that division.

(B)A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person other than a retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of section3739.02of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any such person or entity exceed one hundred thousand dollars during any thirty-day period.

(C)A retail dealer who knowingly violates section3739.02of the Revised Code i

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(A) A manufacturer who violates division (B) of section3739.05of the Revised Code shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each day after the sixtieth day that the manufacturer fails to comply with that division.

(B) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person other than a retail dealer who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes in violation of section3739.02of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per each pack of such cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any such person or entity exceed one hundred thousand dollars during any thirty-day period.

(C) A retail dealer who knowingly violates section3739.02of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per each pack of cigarettes sold or offered for sale, provided that in no case shall the penalty against any retail dealer exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for sales or offers to sell during any thirty-day period.

(D) A manufacturer that is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited partnership, or association who knowingly violates division (D) of section3739.07of the Revised Code is liable for a civil penalty of at least seventy-five thousand dollars, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars for each such violation, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law.

(E) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter other than section3739.02, division (B) of section3739.05, and division (D) of section3739.07of the Revised Code, for a first offense is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation and for a subsequent offense is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation.