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DIVISION 2. OTHER TAXES 6001-61050›PART 13. CIGARETTE TAX 30001-30483›CHAPTER 2. Imposition of Tax 30101-30131.6›ARTICLE 1. Tax on Distributors 30101-30111

§ 30101

California Revenue and Taxation Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Every distributor shall pay a tax upon his or her distributions of cigarettes at the rate of one and one-half mills ($0.0015) for the distribution after 4:00 a.m. on July 1, 1959, of each cigarette until 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1967, at the rate of three and one-half mills ($0.0035) for the distribution of each cigarette on and after August 1, 1967, until 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1967, at the rate of five mills ($0.005) on and after 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1967, until 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 1994, and at the rate of six mills ($0.006) on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 1994.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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