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§21-1980.


§21-1980.
   
   A. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, manufacture, sell,
   distribute, offer for sale, issue or place in circulation or knowingly
   have in his possession for purposes of commercial advantage or private
   financial gain, a counterfeit label affixed or designed to be affixed
   to a phonorecord, a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual
   work, recording or article.
   
   B. A violation of this section involving less than seven articles upon
   which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded or less
   than one hundred other articles or sound recordings, shall constitute
   a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not
   to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
   
   C. A violation of this section involving seven or more articles upon
   which motion pictures or other audiovisual works are recorded or one
   hundred or more other articles or sound recordings, shall constitute a
   felony, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to
   exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment in the
   State Penitentiary for a term not more than five (5) years, or both
   such fine and imprisonment.
   
   D. A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section
   shall constitute a felony, and shall, upon conviction, be punishable
   by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or
   by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not less than two
   (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or both such fine and
   imprisonment.
   

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