Illinois Code § 10
Illinois Code § 10. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 10.
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trade mark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings, and 100s and includes any brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word) trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes. "Cigarette" has the same meaning in Section 10 of the Escrow Act. "Director" means the Director of Revenue. "Distributor" has the same meaning prescribed in Section 1 of the Cigarette Tax Act, Section 1 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and, in addition, means a distributor of roll-your-own tobacco in accordance with Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995, as appropriate. "Escrow Act" means the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act. "Non-participating manufacturer" means any Tobacco Product Manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer. "Participating manufacturer" has the meaning given that term in Section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments thereto. "Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 10 of the Escrow Act. "Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 10 of the Escrow Act. "Units sold" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 10 of the Escrow Act. (Source: P.A. 93-446, eff. 1-1-04.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 10
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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