# RCW 82.24.050: RCW 82.24.050: Retailer—Possession of unstamped cigarettes—Access to commercial cigarette-making machines

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 82.24.050
- **Heading:** RCW 82.24.050: Retailer—Possession of unstamped cigarettes—Access to commercial cigarette-making machines
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 82 / Chapter 24 / Section 050

## Text

(1) No retailer in this state may possess unstamped cigarettes within this state unless the person is also a wholesaler in possession of the cigarettes in accordance with RCW 82.24.040 . (2) A retailer may obtain cigarettes only from a wholesaler subject to the provisions of this chapter. (3) Only a retailer licensed under this chapter may provide consumers with access to a commercial cigarette-making machine to make roll-your-own cigarettes. A retailer is prohibited from allowing the use of a commercial cigarette-making machine by a person unless, contemporaneously to the person's use of the machine, the retailer provides the consumer with a box or similar container to transport roll-your-own cigarettes and such box is affixed with the appropriate stamp or stamps as required under RCW 82.24.030 (6). A consumer must transport roll-your-own cigarettes from a retailer's place of business only in such box or similar container. (4) A commercial cigarette-making machine must have a secure meter that counts the number of cigarettes made, manufactured, or fabricated by the machine and that cannot be accessed, except for the sole purpose of taking meter readings, altered or reset by the machine operator.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 82.24.010 RCW 82.24.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S010.md)
- [RCW 82.24.020 RCW 82.24.020: Tax imposed—Absorption of tax—Possession defined—Exempt tribal members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S020.md)
- [RCW 82.24.026 RCW 82.24.026: Additional tax imposed—Where deposited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S026.md)
- [RCW 82.24.029 RCW 82.24.029: Tax preferences—Expiration dates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S029.md)
- [RCW 82.24.030 RCW 82.24.030: Stamps.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S030.md)
- [RCW 82.24.035 RCW 82.24.035: Circumstances when no stamp may be affixed—Violation of consumer protection act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S035.md)
- [RCW 82.24.040 RCW 82.24.040: Duty of wholesaler.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S040.md)
- [RCW 82.24.050 RCW 82.24.050: Retailer—Possession of unstamped cigarettes—Access to commercial cigarette-making machines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S050.md)
- [RCW 82.24.060 RCW 82.24.060: Stamps—How affixed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S060.md)
- [RCW 82.24.080 RCW 82.24.080: Legislative intent—Taxable event—Tax liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S080.md)
- [RCW 82.24.090 RCW 82.24.090: Records—Preservation—Reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S090.md)
- [RCW 82.24.100 RCW 82.24.100: Forgery or counterfeiting of stamps—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S100.md)
- [RCW 82.24.110 RCW 82.24.110: Other offenses—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S110.md)
- [RCW 82.24.120 RCW 82.24.120: Violations—Penalties and interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T82_C24_S120.md)

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