Bill Text: AZ HB2194 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Ticket resales; restrictions
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Chapter 136 [HB2194 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2024-HB2194-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: ticket resales; restrictions |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HB 2194 |
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Introduced by Representatives Cook: Gillette, Ortiz, Terech
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An Act
amending title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 41; relating to commerce.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 41, to read:
CHAPTER 41
TICKET RESALES
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
44-8031. Prohibitions
A. In addition to any other restrictions imposed by the rights holder, a reseller, a secondary ticket exchange or any affiliate of a reseller or secondary ticket exchange may not:
1. Resell more than one copy of the same ticket to an athletic contest or live entertainment event.
2. Employ another person directly or indirectly to wait in line to purchase tickets for the purpose of reselling the tickets if the practice is prohibited by the sponsor, organizer or promoter of the athletic contest or live entertainment event or if the venue at which the athletic contest or live entertainment event will occur has posted a policy prohibiting the practice.
3. Resell 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.
4. Resell a ticket or advertise a ticket for resale, unless either:
(a) The ticket is in the possession or constructive possession of the reseller.
(b) The reseller has a written contract with the rights holder to obtain the ticket.
B. A primary ticket provider, a reseller, a secondary ticket exchange or any affiliate of a primary ticket provider, reseller or secondary ticket exchange may not resell a ticket before the ticket has been made available to the public, including through a presale, fan club presale or other promotional presale event, by the rights holder unless the rights holder previously authorizes the resale.
