Consumer protection: ticket sellers.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to strengthen consumer protection in the ticket resale market in California. It prohibits ‘speculative ticket sales,’ requires ticket resale marketplaces to prevent such sales, and establishes penalties for ticket sellers who fail to provide tickets as promised or engage in deceptive practices. The bill also clarifies definitions related to ticket sales and resale, and prohibits revoking tickets solely based on lawful resale.
Key provisions
- Prohibits ‘speculative ticket sales’ – advertising or selling tickets without having them in hand or authorization to sell them.
- Requires ticket resale marketplaces to implement measures to prevent speculative ticket sales.
- Establishes civil liability for original sellers, ticket resellers, or ticket retail marketplaces who fail to supply a ticket as contracted.
- Defines key terms related to ticket sales, including ‘consumer,’ ‘event presenter,’ ‘ticket seller,’ and ‘ticket reseller.’
- Prohibits revoking, canceling, or invalidating tickets solely based on lawful resale.
- Makes it unlawful to purchase tickets in excess of posted limits or circumvent ticket distribution controls.
- Prohibits using similar internet addresses to confuse consumers about the source of tickets.
- Prohibits false or misleading advertising related to ticket sales.
Who is affected
- Ticket sellers (original sellers, resellers, marketplaces)
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