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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session |
House: COM DP 7-3-0-0 |
HB 2748: ticket sales; resellers; website requirements
Sponsor: Representative Weninger, LD 13
House Engrossed
Overview
Provides requirements for the delivery of an electronic ticket.
History
A person is prohibited from using or creating a bot to: 1) purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for an online ticket sale; 2) use multiple internet protocol addresses, multiple purchaser accounts or multiple email addresses to purchase tickets in excess of the posted limit for an online ticket sale; 3) circumvent or disable an electronic queue, waiting period, presale code or other sales volume limitation system associated with an online ticket sale; and 4) circumvent or disable a security measure, access control system or other control or measure that is used to validate that the ticket is not fraudulent (A.R.S. § 44-7202).
Statute prohibits a person from selling an entertainment event ticket purchased for the purpose of resale for a price that exceeds the face value of the ticket, including taxes and other charges, while being within 200 feet of entry to the venue where the event is being held or the venue's parking area. Additionally, a person may not alter a ticket's printed price without the original vendor's written consent. A person who violates the prohibitions is guilty of a petty offense (A.R.S. § 13-3718).
Statute prohibits a reseller, a secondary ticket exchange or an affiliate from reselling: 1) more than one copy of the same ticket to an athletic contest or live entertainment event; 2) a ticket without first informing the purchaser of the location in the entertainment facility of the seat or, if there is not an assigned seat, the general admission area to which the ticket corresponds, including the row and section number of the ticket, as applicable; or 3) a ticket or advertise a ticket for resale, with exceptions (A.R.S. § 44-8031).
Provisions
1. Instructs an operator to deliver an electronic ticket to the purchaser at least 15 days before the event. (Sec. 2)
2. Instructs the operator, for electronic tickets purchased less than 15 days before an event, to deliver the electronic ticket to the purchaser as soon as reasonably possible after the purchase. (Sec. 2)
3. Requires a ticket reseller to clearly and conspicuously disclose an approximate delivery date for a ticket that is resold to a purchaser and that is to be delivered electronically. (Sec. 2)
4. Adds the requirements relating to electronic ticket delivery do not apply to a ticket that is initially offered:
a) at no charge and access to that ticket is not contingent on providing a form of monetary consideration; and
b) for a charitable purpose where all proceeds from the ticket sale are provided to a charitable organization that qualifies as a 501(c)(3). (Sec. 2)
5. Defines operator as:
a) a person or entity, that owns, operates or controls a place of entertainment or that promotes or produces entertainment and that sells a ticket to an event for original sale; and
b) includes an employee of an operator. (Sec. 1)
6. Defines original sale as the first sale of a ticket by an operator. (Sec. 1)
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