§ 22-94. Unlawful sale of tickets.

(a)

The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Public event means any musical or theatrical performance, concert, exhibition or sporting athletic contest open to the general public.

Services includes, but is not limited to, the resale of tickets by an organization whose primary purpose is to transact the sale and resale of tickets in return for the purchase of a membership in such organization. The amount paid for such membership shall constitute the price of such service.

Ticket means any printed or electronic medium of admission or right of entry to a public event.

(b)

No person shall sell, offer to sell, resell or offer to resell in the city any ticket of admission to a public event for a price in excess of the price printed on the ticket. If a seller of a ticket requires, as a precondition of the resale of a ticket, the purchase or rental of other goods or services, the price of such goods or services shall be deemed to be part of the purchase price of the ticket.

(c)

No person shall sell, offer to sell, resell or offer to resell a ticket which contains restrictions on transfer in violation of such restrictions.

(d)

Nothing contained in this section is intended to prohibit nor shall be deemed to prohibit a ticket seller within the city, with the consent of the sponsor of the public event, from collecting a reasonable service charge, in addition to the printed box office ticket price, from a ticket purchaser in return for services actually rendered.

(e)

Any person who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor crime, and upon conviction or a plea of guilty thereof, may be fined a definite sum of money not exceeding $500.00 or the sale price of the ticket, whichever is greater, incarcerated for a definite term not exceeding one month, or both.

(f)

The sale, attempted sale, resale or attempted resale of each ticket in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1988, § 22-57; Ord. No. O-60-00, §§ 1—6, 7-6-2000; Ord. No. O-68-02, § 1, 9-5-2002)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.