Assembly Bill A8508

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Limits the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminalizing violations of the limitation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S571
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add §25.06, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9637, S838
2017-2018: A4612, S1848, S7011
2019-2020: A7039, S2003
2021-2022: A2028, S356

2015-A8508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminalizes violations of the limitation.

2015-A8508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8508

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to limit-
  ing  the re-sale price of tickets to charitable events and criminaliz-
  ing violations of the limitation

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
new section 25.06 to read as follows:
  S 25.06. TICKET SPECULATORS; CHARITABLE OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENTS.   1.
EVERY  OPERATOR OF A PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT SHALL, IF A PRICE BE CHARGED
FOR  ADMISSION  THERETO  FOR  ENTERTAINMENT  DEDICATED  TO  CHARITY   OR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CAUSE,  PRINT OR ENDORSE ON THE FACE OF EACH SUCH TICKET
THE ESTABLISHED PRICE, OR THE FINAL AUCTION PRICE  IF  SUCH  TICKET  WAS
SOLD  OR  RESOLD BY AUCTION THROUGH THE OPERATOR OR ITS AGENT. EACH SUCH
OPERATOR SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PRINT OR ENDORSE ON EACH TICKET  THAT
THE ESTABLISHED PRICE IS THE MAXIMUM PRICE AT WHICH SUCH TICKET OR OTHER
EVIDENCE OF THE RIGHT OF ENTRY MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE IF AN
EVENT  GENERATES TICKET SALES REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-
PROFIT CAUSE. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
TO  RESELL  OR  OFFER TO RESELL ANY TICKET OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF RIGHT OF
ENTRY TO ANY PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT IF AN EVENT  GENERATES  TICKET  SALE
REVENUE DEDICATED TO A CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE FOR MORE THAN THE
ESTABLISHED PRICE.
  2.  A. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHICH, IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF THIS SECTION, UNLAWFULLY RESELLS, OR  OFFERS  TO  RESELL,  A
TICKET  TO  AN  EVENT  THAT GENERATES TICKET SALE REVENUE DEDICATED TO A
CHARITY OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSE AT A  PRICE  THAT  EXCEEDS  THE  MAXIMUM
PRICE  AT WHICH SUCH TICKET MAY BE RESOLD OR OFFERED FOR RESALE SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A  TERM  OF  IMPRISONMENT  NOT  TO
EXCEED  ONE  YEAR OR BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00170-01-5
              

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