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        SB 785 - Consumer protection: ticket sellers

        Senate Bill

        February 21, 2023 |

        Existing law provides comprehensive regulation of ticket sellers, defined as a person who, for compensation, commission, or otherwise, sells admission tickets to sporting, musical, theater, or any other entertainment event. In this regard, existing law, among other things, prohibits specified ticket selling practices and imposes certain recordkeeping and disclosure requirements. Existing law makes a violation of those provisions a misdemeanor, and imposes civil penalties for certain violations. This bill would revise and recast those provisions to impose similar requirements, as applicable, to original sellers, event presenters, ticket resellers, and ticket marketplaces, as defined, and to require original sellers, ticket resellers, and ticket marketplaces to be registered with the Secretary of State. By expanding the scope of certain requirements related to selling those tickets, the violation of which is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.

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