22500. (a) A ticket seller shall have a permanent business address from which tickets may only be sold and that address shall be included in any advertisement or solicitation, and shall be duly licensed as may be required by any local jurisdiction. (b) A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a […]
22501. A ticket seller shall maintain records of ticket sales, deposits, and refunds. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22502. A ticket seller shall, prior to sale, disclose to the purchaser by means of description or a map the location of the seat or seats represented by the ticket or tickets. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22502.1. It shall be unlawful for a ticket seller to contract for the sale of tickets or accept consideration for payment in full or for a deposit for the sale of tickets unless the ticket seller meets one or more of the following requirements: (a) The ticket seller has the ticket in his or her possession. […]
22502.2. It shall be unlawful for a ticket seller to represent that he or she can deliver or cause to be delivered a ticket at a specific price or within a specific price range and to fail to deliver within a reasonable time or by a contracted time the tickets at or below the price […]
22502.3. In addition to other remedies, a ticket seller who violates Section 22502.1 or 22502.2 and fails to supply a ticket at or below a contracted price or within a contracted price range shall be civilly liable to the ticket purchaser for two times the contracted price of the ticket, in addition to any sum […]
22503. A ticket seller, as used in this chapter, means any person who for compensation, commission, or otherwise sells admission tickets to sporting, musical, theatre, or any other entertainment event. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22503.5. This chapter does not apply to any primary contractor or seller of tickets for the primary contractor operating under a written contract with the primary contractor. “Primary contractor” means the person or organization who is responsible for the event for which tickets are being sold. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22503.6. This chapter does not apply to an officially appointed agent of an air carrier, ocean carrier or motor coach carrier who purchases or sells tickets in conjunction with a tour package accomplished through the primary event promoter or his or her agent by written agreement. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22504. This chapter does not apply to any person who sells six tickets or less to any one single event, provided the tickets are sold off the premises where the event is to take place, including, but not limited to, designated parking areas and points of entry to the event. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. […]
22505. A violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22505.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 22503.5, 22503.6, 22504, or 22511, it shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally use or sell software or services to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process for event attendees. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) ”Event […]
22506. Any partial or full deposit received by a ticket seller on a future event for which tickets are not available shall be refundable except for a service charge of not more than 10 percent until tickets for the event are actually available. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22507. (a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation. (b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the […]
22508. A ticket seller shall disclose that a service charge is imposed by the ticket seller and is added to the actual ticket price by the seller in any advertisement or promotion for any event by the ticket seller. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22509. Any ticket seller who includes tickets to an event in conjunction with the sale of a tour or event package, including, among other things, transportation, meals, lodging, or beverages, shall disclose in any advertisements or promotional materials the price charged or allotted for the tickets. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22510. Nothing in this chapter prohibits any local agency from imposing any local fees or taxes. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
22511. This chapter does not apply to any nonprofit charitable tax-exempt organization selling tickets to an event sponsored by the organization. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 378, Sec. 1.)
