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Senate Bill S6645

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the online resale of tickets to places of entertainment

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2017-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25.23, Arts & Cul L

2017-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of the online resale of tickets to places of entertainment.

2017-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6645
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in  relation  to  the
   online resale of tickets to places of entertainment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 25.23 of the arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  106  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 25.23. Posting of price lists; information  to  purchaser.    1.  In
 every principal office or branch office, bureau, agency or sub-agency of
 any licensee under this article, there shall be conspicuously posted and
 at  all  times  displayed  a  price  list  showing the established price
 charged by the operator of the place of entertainment for which a ticket
 is being sold by such licensee, together with the price being charged by
 such licensee for the resale of such ticket, so that all persons  visit-
 ing  such  place  may  readily  see the same. The licensee shall also on
 request furnish each purchaser of a ticket with a  receipt  showing  the
 same information. Further, if the licensee conducts business through the
 use  of  the  internet,  the  same price list, or hyperlink to the same,
 shall be conspicuously displayed on the internet page on  which  tickets
 are  accessed.  In  addition the licensee shall publish in a conspicuous
 place, or hyperlink to on the internet a statement clearly detailing the
 required guarantees required by section 25.07 of this article.
   2. NO OPERATOR OR  ITS  AGENT  SHALL  TRANSFER  A  PROSPECTIVE  TICKET
 PURCHASER  THROUGH  ANY  MEANS TO A SECONDARY SELLER WITHOUT PROVIDING A
 CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS DISCLOSURE THAT INFORMS THE PROSPECTIVE  PURCHASER
 THAT THE TICKET OFFERED IS IN THE SECONDARY MARKET.
   3.  AN  ONLINE  RESALE  MARKETPLACE SHALL POST A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS
 NOTICE ON THE WEBSITE THAT THE WEBSITE IS FOR THE SECONDARY  SALE  OF  A
 TICKET AND THAT THE PRICE OF SUCH TICKET OFFERED FOR SALE MAY EXCEED THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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