Bill Text: HI HB2012 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Event Ticket Sales Practices; Ticket Scalping; Price Limitations; Website Sales Requirements; Disclosures; Remedies; Unfair and Deceptive Practices; Circumvention of Online Ticket Purchase Processes
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2014-04-25 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-14 4:00PM in conference room 016. [HB2012 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB2012-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as "The Bruno Mars Act".
SECTION 2. Chapter 481B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§481B-A Ticket sales; price limitations. (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale any ticket of admission or any other evidence of a right of entry to an exhibition, game, contest, athletic competition, concert, performance, or any other event, at a price greater than the sum of:
(1) The price printed on the ticket;
(2) Any tax that the seller may lawfully collect on the price printed on the ticket; and
(3) Any reasonable charge for services actually rendered and directly relating to the cost of selling or offering to sell the ticket, which charge shall not exceed dollars or per cent of the price printed on the ticket, whichever is greater.
(b) Each violation of this section shall be subject to the remedies provided in section 481B-4; provided that each sale or offer for sale shall constitute a separate violation.
§481B-B Circumvention of online ticket purchase processes. (a) No person shall use computer software to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure on a ticket seller's web site that is used to ensure an equitable process for purchasing tickets, for the purpose of obtaining any ticket for subsequent sale at a price proscribed by section 481B-A.
(b) A person found in violation of this section shall be subject to an administrative fine of $1,000 for each ticket obtained in a manner that violates this section.
(c) For purposes of this section, "ticket" means any ticket of admission or any other evidence of a right of entry to an exhibition, game, contest, athletic competition, concert, performance, or any other event."
SECTION 3. Section 440-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§440-17 Admission tickets. All
tickets of admission to any boxing contest for which admission fees are charged
and received shall have printed clearly upon the face thereof the purchase
price of same, and no ticket shall be sold for more than the [price as
printed thereon.] amount allowed under section 481B-A."
SECTION 4. Section 440E-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§440E-13[]]
Admission tickets. All tickets of
admission to any mixed martial arts contest for which admission fees are
charged and received shall have printed clearly upon the face thereof the
purchase price of same, and no ticket shall be sold for more than the [price
as printed thereon.] amount allowed under section 481B-A."
SECTION 5. Section 481B-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) For the purposes of this section,
"ticket broker" means any person engaged in the business of selling or
reselling tickets of admission or any other evidence of right of entry to a
theater, place of amusement or entertainment, or other place where public
exhibitions, games, contests, or performances are held[, at a price greater
than the price printed on the ticket]."
SECTION 6. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 7. In codifying the new sections added by section 2 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new sections in this Act.
SECTION 8. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Ticket Scalping; Circumvention of Online Ticket Purchase Processes; Unfair and Deceptive Practices
Description:
Prohibits (1) using computer software to circumvent online ticket purchase processes for the purpose of ticket scalping; and (2) selling or offering to sell event tickets for more than the face value of the tickets, excluding taxes and reasonable service charges. Makes violations unfair or deceptive practices in the conduct of trade or commerce. (HD1)
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