68 OK Stat § 68-360.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 68. Revenue and Taxation|§68-360.6. Submission of information by stamping agents – Escrow deposits.

|A. Not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the end of each calendar month, and more frequently if so directed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, each stamping agent shall submit any information the Oklahoma Tax Commission requires to facilitate compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act, including, but not limited to, a list by brand families of the total number of cigarettes, or in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which the stamping agent affixed stamps during the previous calendar month or otherwise paid the tax due for such cigarettes. The stamping agent shall maintain, and make available to the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Attorney General, all invoices and documentation of sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the Oklahoma Tax Commission for a period of five (5) years. |B. The Oklahoma Tax Commission may disclose to the Attorney General any information received under the Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of the act. The Oklahoma Tax Commission and Attorney General shall share with each other the information received under the Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act and may share the information with other federal, state, or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement or litigation of the act, the provisions of Sections 600.21 through 600.23 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, corresponding laws of other states, and the Master Settlement Agreement.C. The Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof, from the financial institution in which the nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with the provisions of Sections 600.21 through 600.23 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of the amount of money in the fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to the fund, and the amount and date of each withdrawal from the fund.D. In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Attorney General may require a stamping agent or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, and proof of compliance with laws and regulations regarding the manufacture, labeling, importation, and exportation of cigarettes, as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act. The Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Attorney General may require production of information sufficient to enable the Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.E. To promote compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, at the request of the Attorney General, may promulgate rules requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 600.23 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes to make the escrow deposits required in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made.Added by Laws 2004, c. 266, § 6, emerg. eff. May 6, 2004.