Section 04.20.01.100 - QUARTERLY CERTIFICATIONS AND ESCROW DEPOSITSTo promote compliance with Section 39-7803(b), Idaho Code, the Attorney General may require nonparticipating manufacturers quarterly to certify their compliance with the Idaho tobacco master settlement agreement act. The Attorney General may also require nonparticipating manufacturers to make the escrow payments required by Section 39-7803(b), Idaho Code, in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by such payments are made. This rule applies to nonparticipating manufacturers who meet any of the following criteria: (3-31-22)
01.No Previous Escrow Deposit. Nonparticipating manufacturers that have not previously established and funded a qualified escrow fund in Idaho; (3-31-22)02.No Escrow Deposit for More Than One Year. Nonparticipating manufacturers that have not made any escrow deposits for more than one (1) year; (3-31-22)03.Untimely or Incomplete Deposits. Nonparticipating manufacturers that have failed to make a timely and complete escrow deposit for any prior calendar year; (3-31-22)04.Outstanding Judgments. Nonparticipating manufacturers that have failed to pay any judgment, including any civil penalty; (3-31-22)05.Large Sales Volume. Nonparticipating manufacturers that have more than one million six hundred thousand (1,600,000) of their cigarettes sold during a quarter; and (3-31-22)06.Other Reasonable Cause. In addition to the reasons specified above, the Attorney General may require quarterly escrow deposits from a nonparticipating manufacturer if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe the nonparticipating manufacturer may not make its full required escrow deposit by April 15 of the year following the year in which the cigarettes sales were made. (3-31-22)Idaho Admin. Code r. 04.20.01.100