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Rpld&addArt25SS25.0125.35,Arts&CulL
Relatestoresaleofticketstoplacesofentertainment;providesforthe
regulationofboxingandwrestlingrelatingtoticketstoplacesof
entertainment.

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01/07/2015REFERREDTOINVESTIGATIONSANDGOVERNMENTOPERATIONS

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STATEOFNEWYORK
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192
20152016RegularSessions
INSENATE
(PREFILED)
January7,2015
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IntroducedbySen.SQUADRONreadtwiceandorderedprinted,andwhen
printedtobecommittedtotheCommitteeonInvestigationsandGovern
mentOperations
ANACTtoamendtheartsandculturalaffairslaw,inrelationtoresale
ofticketstoplacesofentertainment;andtorepealarticle25of
suchlawrelatingthereto
THEPEOPLEOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK,REPRESENTEDINSENATEANDASSEM
BLY,DOENACTASFOLLOWS:

1Section1.Article25oftheartsandculturalaffairslawisREPEALED
2andanewarticle25isaddedtoreadasfollows:
3ARTICLE25
4TICKETSTOPLACESOFENTERTAINMENT
5SECTION25.01.LEGISLATIVEFINDINGS.
625.03.DEFINITIONS.
725.05.TICKETSPECULATORS.
825.07.TICKETPRICES.
925.09.ADDITIONALPRINTINGONTICKETS.
1025.11.RESALESOFTICKETSWITHINBUFFERZONE.
1125.13.LICENSINGOFTICKETRESELLERS.
1225.15.BOND.
1325.17.SUPERVISIONANDREGULATION.
1425.19.POSTINGOFLICENSEORCERTIFICATE.
1525.21.CHANGEOFOFFICELOCATION.
1625.23.POSTINGOFPRICELISTS;INFORMATIONTOPURCHASER.
1725.24.AUTOMATEDTICKETPURCHASINGSOFTWARE.
1825.25.RECORDSOFPURCHASESANDSALES.
1925.27.COMMISSIONSTOEMPLOYEESOFPLACESOFENTERTAINMENT.
2025.29.UNLAWFULCHARGESINCONNECTIONWITHTICKETS.
2125.30.OPERATORPROHIBITIONS.
2225.31.SUSPENSIONORREVOCATIONOFLICENSES.
EXPLANATIONMatterinITALICS(underscored)isnew;matterinbrackets
[]isoldlawtobeomitted.
LBD00843015
S.1922
125.33.ENFORCEMENT.
225.35.CRIMINALPENALTIES.
3S25.01.LEGISLATIVEFINDINGS.THELEGISLATUREFINDSANDDECLARESTHAT
4TRANSACTIONSINVOLVINGTICKETSFORADMISSIONTOPLACESOFENTERTAINMENT
5AREAMATTEROFPUBLICINTERESTANDSUBJECTTOTHESUPERVISIONOFNEW
6YORKANDTHEAPPROPRIATEPOLITICALSUBDIVISIONSOFTHESTATEFORTHE
7PURPOSEOFSAFEGUARDINGTHEPUBLICAGAINSTFRAUD,EXTORTION,ANDSIMILAR
8ABUSES.
9THELEGISLATUREFURTHERFINDSTHATMANYTICKETRESELLERSADVERTISEAND
10SELLTICKETSTOPLACESOFENTERTAINMENTWITHINTHEBOUNDARIESOFNEW
11YORKSTATEOFTENFROMLOCATIONSOUTSIDETHESTATE,WITHOUTADHERINGTO
12THEPROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLE.THELEGISLATUREOBJECTSTOANYCLAIM
13THATBUSINESSESDOMICILEDOUTSIDENEWYORKSTATEAREEXEMPTEDFROMTHIS
14STATUTEWHENSELLINGTICKETSTOEVENTSOCCURRINGINNEWYORKSTATE,
15REGARDLESSOFTHETERRITORIESOFORIGINOFBOTHTHEBUYERANDSELLER.IT
16ISTHELEGISLATURE'SINTENTTHATALLGOVERNMENTALBODIESCHARGEDWITH
17ENFORCEMENTOFTHISARTICLE,INCLUDINGTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFNEWYORK
18STATEHAVETHEAUTHORITYTOREGULATETHEACTIVITIESOFALLPERSONS
19RESELLINGTICKETSTOVENUESLOCATEDWITHINTHISSTATETOTHEFULLEXTENT
20OFTHESTATE'SPOWERSUNDERTHEFEDERALANDSTATECONSTITUTIONSANDTHAT
21THISARTICLEBECONSTRUEDINLIGHTOFTHISPURPOSE.
22S25.03.DEFINITIONS.ASUSEDINTHISARTICLETHETERM:
231."ENTERTAINMENT"MEANSALLFORMSOFENTERTAINMENTINCLUDING,BUTNOT
24LIMITEDTO,THEATRICALOROPERATICPERFORMANCES,CONCERTS,MOTION
25PICTURES,ALLFORMSOFENTERTAINMENTATFAIRGROUNDS,AMUSEMENTPARKS
26ANDALLTYPESOFATHLETICCOMPETITIONSINCLUDINGFOOTBALL,BASKETBALL,
27BASEBALL,BOXING,TENNIS,HOCKEY,ANDANYOTHERSPORT,ANDALLOTHER
28FORMSOFDIVERSION,RECREATIONORSHOW.
292."ESTABLISHEDPRICE"MEANSTHEPRICEFIXEDATTHETIMEOFSALEBY
30THEOPERATOROFANYPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTFORADMISSIONTHERETO,WHICH
31MUSTBEPRINTEDORENDORSEDONEACHTICKETOFADMISSION.
323."MAXIMUMPREMIUMPRICE"MEANSANYPREMIUMORPRICEINEXCESSOFTHE
33ESTABLISHEDPRICEPRINTEDORENDORSEDONTHETICKETPURSUANTTOSECTION
3425.07OFTHISARTICLE,PLUSLAWFULTAXES,SOTHATTHEULTIMATEPRICEOF

35THEPURCHASEOFANYSUCHTICKETTOAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTSHALLNOT
36EXCEEDTHESUMOFTHEESTABLISHEDPRICEPLUSTWENTYPERCENTOFTHE
37ESTABLISHEDPRICE.
384."NOTFORPROFITORGANIZATION"MEANSADOMESTICCORPORATIONINCORPO
39RATEDPURSUANTTOOROTHERWISESUBJECTTOTHENOTFORPROFITCORPORATION
40LAW,ACHARITABLEORGANIZATIONREGISTEREDWITHTHEDEPARTMENTOFLAW,A
41RELIGIOUSCORPORATIONASDEFINEDINSECTIONSIXTYSIXOFTHEGENERAL
42CONSTRUCTIONLAW,ATRUSTEEASDEFINEDINSECTION81.4OFTHEESTATES,
43POWERSANDTRUSTSLAW,ANINSTITUTIONORCORPORATIONFORMEDPURSUANTTO
44THEEDUCATIONLAW,ASPECIALACTCORPORATIONCREATEDPURSUANTTOCHAPTER
45FOURHUNDREDSIXTYEIGHTOFTHELAWSOFEIGHTEENHUNDREDNINETYNINE,AS
46AMENDED,ASPECIALACTCORPORATIONFORMEDPURSUANTTOCHAPTERTWO
47HUNDREDFIFTYSIXOFTHELAWSOFNINETEENHUNDREDSEVENTEEN,ASAMENDED,
48ACORPORATIONAUTHORIZEDPURSUANTTOANACTOFCONGRESSAPPROVEDJANUARY
49FIFTH,NINETEENHUNDREDFIVE,(33STAT.599),ASAMENDED,ACORPORATION
50ESTABLISHEDBYMERGEROFCHARITABLEORGANIZATIONSPURSUANTTOANORDER
51OFTHESUPREMECOURT,NEWYORKCOUNTYDATEDJULYTWENTYFIRST,NINETEEN
52HUNDREDEIGHTYSIXANDFILEDINTHEDEPARTMENTOFSTATEONJULYTWENTY
53NINTH,NINETEENHUNDREDEIGHTYSIX,ORACORPORATIONHAVINGTAXEXEMPT
54STATUSUNDERSECTION501(C)(3)OFTHEUNITEDSTATESINTERNALREVENUE
55CODE,ANDSHALLFURTHERBEDEEMEDTOMEANANDINCLUDEANYFEDERATIONOF
56CHARITABLEORGANIZATIONS.
S.1923
15."OPERATOR"MEANSANYPERSONWHOOWNS,OPERATES,ORCONTROLSAPLACE
2OFENTERTAINMENTORWHOPROMOTESORPRODUCESANENTERTAINMENT.
36."PLACEOFENTERTAINMENT"MEANSANYPRIVATELYORPUBLICLYOWNEDAND
4OPERATEDENTERTAINMENTFACILITYSUCHASATHEATRE,STADIUM,ARENA,RACE
5TRACK,MUSEUM,AMUSEMENTPARK,OROTHERPLACEWHEREPERFORMANCES,
6CONCERTS,EXHIBITS,ATHLETICGAMESORCONTESTSAREHELDFORWHICHAN
7ENTRYFEEISCHARGED.
87."PHYSICALSTRUCTURE"MEANSTHEPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,ORINTHE
9CASEWHEREASTRUCTUREEITHERPARTIALLYORWHOLLYSURROUNDSTHEPLACEOF
10ENTERTAINMENT,SUCHSURROUNDINGSTRUCTURE.
118."RESALE"MEANSANYSALEOFATICKETFORENTRANCETOAPLACEOF
12ENTERTAINMENTLOCATEDWITHINTHEBOUNDARIESOFTHESTATEOFNEWYORK
13OTHERTHANASALEBYTHEOPERATORORTHEOPERATOR'SAGENTWHOIS
14EXPRESSLYAUTHORIZEDTOMAKEFIRSTSALESOFSUCHTICKETS.RESALESHALL
15INCLUDESALESBYANYMEANS,INCLUDINGINPERSON,ORBYMEANSOFTELE
16PHONE,MAIL,DELIVERYSERVICE,FACSIMILE,INTERNET,EMAILOROTHERELEC
17TRONICMEANS,WHERETHEVENUEFORWHICHTHETICKETGRANTSADMISSIONIS
18LOCATEDINNEWYORKSTATE.EXCEPTASPROVIDEDINSECTIONS25.11AND
1925.27OFTHISARTICLE,THETERM"RESALE"SHALLNOTAPPLYTOANYPERSON,
20FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICHPURCHASESANYTICKETSSOLELYFORTHEIROWNUSE
21ORTHEUSEOFTHEIRINVITEES,EMPLOYEESANDAGENTSORWHICHPURCHASES
22TICKETSONBEHALFOFOTHERSANDRESELLSSUCHTICKETSTOSUCHINVITEES,
23EMPLOYEESANDAGENTSOROTHERSATORLESSTHANTHEESTABLISHEDPRICE.
24SIMILARLY,THETERM"RESALE"SHALLNOTAPPLYTOANYNOTFORPROFIT
25ORGANIZATION,ORPERSONACTINGONBEHALFOFSUCHNOTFORPROFITORGAN
26IZATION,ASLONGASANYPROFITREALIZEDFROMTICKETRESELLINGISWHOLLY
27DEDICATEDTOTHEPURPOSESOFSUCHNOTFORPROFITORGANIZATION.
289."TICKET"MEANSANYEVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOFENTRYTOANYPLACEOF
29ENTERTAINMENT.
3010."TICKETOFFICE"MEANSABUILDINGOROTHERSTRUCTURELOCATEDOTHER
31THANATTHEPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,ATWHICHTHEOPERATORORTHEOPERA
32TOR'SAGENTOFFERSTICKETSFORFIRSTSALETOTHEPUBLIC.
33S25.05.TICKETSPECULATORS.ANYPERSONWHO:
341.CONDUCTSONORINANYSTREETINACITYORINTHECOUNTYOFNASSAU
35THEBUSINESSOFSELLINGOROFFERINGFORSALEANYTICKETOFADMISSIONOR
36ANYOTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOFENTRYTOANYPERFORMANCEOREXHIBI
37TIONINORABOUTTHEPREMISESOFANYTHEATREORCONCERTHALL,PLACEOF
38PUBLICAMUSEMENT,CIRCUSORCOMMONSHOW;OR

392.SOLICITSONORINANYSTREETINACITYORINTHECOUNTYOFNASSAU
40BYWORDS,SIGNS,CIRCULARSOROTHERMEANSANYPERSONTOPURCHASEANY
41SUCHTICKETOROTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOFENTRY;OR
423.INORFROMANYBUILDING,STORE,SHOP,BOOTH,YARD,GARDENORINOR
43FROMANYOPENING,WINDOW,DOOR,HALLWAY,CORRIDORORINORFROMANY
44PLACEOFINGRESSOREGRESSTOORFROMANYBUILDING,PLACEOFBUSINESS,
45STORE,SHOP,BOOTH,YARDORGARDENINACITYORINTHECOUNTYOFNASSAU
46INDICATES,HOLDSOUTOROFFERSFORSALETOANYPERSONORPERSONSONOR
47INTHESTREETBYWORDOFMOUTH,CRYING,CALLING,SHOUTINGOROTHERMEANS
48THATSUCHTICKETOROTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOFENTRYMAYBE
49PURCHASEDINSUCHBUILDING,STORE,SHOP,BOOTH,YARD,GARDENORANY
50OTHERPLACE;OR
514.INORFROMANYSUCHPLACEORPLACESINACITYORINTHECOUNTYOF
52NASSAUSOLICITSBYWORDOFMOUTH,CRYING,CALLING,SHOUTINGOROTHER
53MEANSANYPERSONONORINTHESTREETTOPURCHASEANYSUCHTICKETOR
54OTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOFENTRY,ISGUILTYOFAMISDEMEANOR.
55S25.07.TICKETPRICES.1.EVERYOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT
56SHALL,IFAPRICEBECHARGEDFORADMISSIONTHERETO,PRINTORENDORSEON
S.1924
1THEFACEOFEACHSUCHTICKETTHEESTABLISHEDPRICE.SUCHOPERATORSHALL
2LIKEWISEBEREQUIREDTOPRINTORENDORSEONEACHTICKETTHEMAXIMUM
3PREMIUMPRICEATWHICHSUCHTICKETOROTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHTOF
4ENTRYMAYBERESOLDOROFFEREDFORRESALE.ITSHALLBEUNLAWFULFORANY
5PERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONTORESELLOROFFERTORESELLANYTICKETTO
6ANYPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTFORMORETHANTHEMAXIMUMPREMIUMPRICE.
72.NOTWITHSTANDINGANYOTHERPROVISIONOFLAW,ANYPERSON,FIRMOR
8CORPORATION,REGARDLESSOFWHETHERORNOTLICENSEDUNDERTHISARTICLE,
9THATRESELLSTICKETSORFACILITATESTHERESALEORRESALEAUCTIONOF
10TICKETSBETWEENINDEPENDENTPARTIESBYANYMEANS,MUSTGUARANTEETOEACH
11PURCHASEROFSUCHRESOLDTICKETSTHATTHEPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATION
12WILLPROVIDEAFULLREFUNDOFTHEAMOUNTPAIDBYTHEPURCHASER(INCLUD
13ING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ALLFEES,REGARDLESSOFHOWCHARACTERIZED)IF
14ANYOFTHEFOLLOWINGOCCURS:(A)THEEVENTFORWHICHSUCHTICKETHAS
15BEENRESOLDISCANCELLED,PROVIDEDTHATIFTHEEVENTISCANCELLEDTHEN
16ACTUALHANDLINGANDDELIVERYFEESNEEDNOTBEREFUNDEDASLONGASSUCH
17PREVIOUSLYDISCLOSEDGUARANTEESPECIFIESTHATSUCHFEESWILLNOTBE
18REFUNDED;(B)THETICKETRECEIVEDBYTHEPURCHASERDOESNOTGRANTTHE
19PURCHASERADMISSIONTOTHEEVENTDESCRIBEDONTHETICKET,FORREASONS
20THATMAYINCLUDE,WITHOUTLIMITATION,THATTHETICKETISCOUNTERFEITOR
21THATTHETICKETHASBEENCANCELLEDBYTHEISSUERDUETONONPAYMENT,OR
22THATTHEEVENTDESCRIBEDONTHETICKETWASCANCELLEDFORANYREASON
23PRIORTOPURCHASEOFTHERESOLDTICKET,UNLESSTHETICKETISCANCELLED
24DUETOANACTOROMISSIONBYSUCHPURCHASER;OR(C)THETICKETFAILSTO
25CONFORMTOITSDESCRIPTIONASADVERTISEDUNLESSTHEBUYERHASPREAP
26PROVEDASUBSTITUTIONOFTICKETS.
273.PRIORTOTHEPAYMENTOFAREFUNDITSHALLBETHEOBLIGATIONOFTHE
28SELLERANDPURCHASERTOFIRSTMAKEAGOODFAITHEFFORTTOREMEDYANY
29DISPUTESWHERETHESELLERANDPURCHASERHAVEAGREEDTOTERMSESTABLISHED
30BYTHELICENSEEORWEBSITEMANAGERFORTHEDISPOSITIONOFDISPUTESASA
31CONDITIONTOFACILITATETHETRANSACTION.
32S25.09.ADDITIONALPRINTINGONTICKETS.EVERYOPERATOROFAPLACEOF
33ENTERTAINMENTHAVINGAPERMANENTSEATINGCAPACITYINEXCESSOFFIVE
34THOUSANDPERSONSSHALL,IFAPRICEBECHARGEDFORADMISSIONTHERETO,
35PRINTORENDORSEINACLEARANDLEGIBLEMANNERONEACHTICKET,"THIS
36TICKETMAYNOTBERESOLDWITHINONETHOUSANDFIVEHUNDREDFEETFROMTHE
37PHYSICALSTRUCTUREOFTHISPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTUNDERPENALTYOFLAW".
38S25.11.RESALESOFTICKETSWITHINBUFFERZONE.1.NOPERSON,FIRM,
39CORPORATIONORNOTFORPROFITORGANIZATION,WHETHERORNOTDOMICILED,
40LICENSEDORREGISTEREDWITHINTHESTATE,SHALLRESELL,OFFERTORESELL
41ORSOLICITTHERESALEOFANYTICKETTOANYPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTHAVING
42APERMANENTSEATINGCAPACITYINEXCESSOFFIVETHOUSANDPERSONSWITHIN

43ONETHOUSANDFIVEHUNDREDFEETFROMTHEPHYSICALSTRUCTUREOFSUCHPLACE
44OFENTERTAINMENT,ORATICKETOFFICE.
452.NOPERSON,FIRM,CORPORATIONORNOTFORPROFITORGANIZATION,WHETH
46ERORNOTDOMICILED,LICENSEDORREGISTEREDWITHINTHESTATE,SHALL
47RESELL,OFFERTORESELLORSOLICITTHERESALEOFANYTICKETTOANYPLACE
48OFENTERTAINMENTHAVINGAPERMANENTSEATINGCAPACITYOFFIVETHOUSANDOR
49FEWERPERSONSWITHINFIVEHUNDREDFEETFROMTHEPHYSICALSTRUCTUREOR
50TICKETOFFICEOFSUCHPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,PROVIDEDHOWEVERTHAT
51CURRENTLICENSEESANDTHOSESEEKINGALICENSEUNDERTHISARTICLEARE
52EXEMPTFROMSUCHBUFFERZONEWHENOPERATINGOUTOFAPERMANENTPHYSICAL
53STRUCTURE.
543.NOTWITHSTANDINGSUBDIVISIONSONEANDTWOOFTHISSECTION,ANOPERA
55TORMAYDESIGNATEANAREAWITHINTHEPROPERTYLINEOFSUCHPLACEOF
56ENTERTAINMENTFORTHELAWFULRESALEOFTICKETSONLYTOEVENTSATSUCH
S.1925
1PLACEOFENTERTAINMENTBYANYPERSON,FIRM,CORPORATIONORNOTFORPRO
2FITORGANIZATION,WHETHERORNOTDOMICILED,LICENSEDORREGISTEREDWITH
3INTHESTATE.
44.FORPURPOSESOFTHISSECTION,"TICKETOFFICE"MEANSABUILDINGOR
5OTHERSTRUCTURELOCATEDOTHERTHANATTHEPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,AT
6WHICHTHEOPERATORORTHEOPERATOR'SAGENTOFFERSTICKETSFORFIRSTSALE
7TOTHEPUBLIC.
8S25.13.LICENSINGOFTICKETRESELLERS.1.NOPERSON,FIRMORCORPO
9RATIONSHALLRESELLORENGAGEINTHEBUSINESSOFRESELLINGANYTICKETS
10TOAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTOROPERATEANINTERNETWEBSITEORANYOTHER
11ELECTRONICSERVICETHATPROVIDESAMECHANISMFORTWOORMOREPARTIESTO
12PARTICIPATEINARESALETRANSACTIONORTHATFACILITATESRESALETRANS
13ACTIONSBYTHEMEANSOFANAUCTION,OROWN,CONDUCTORMAINTAINANY
14OFFICE,BRANCHOFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYORSUBAGENCYFORSUCHBUSINESS
15WITHOUTHAVINGFIRSTPROCUREDALICENSEORCERTIFICATEFOREACHLOCATION
16ATWHICHBUSINESSWILLBECONDUCTEDFROMTHESECRETARYOFSTATE.ANY
17OPERATORORMANAGEROFAWEBSITETHATSERVESASAPLATFORMTOFACILITATE
18RESALE,ORRESALEBYWAYOFACOMPETITIVEBIDDINGPROCESS,SOLELY
19BETWEENTHIRDPARTIESANDDOESNOTINANYOTHERMANNERENGAGEINRESALES
20OFTICKETSTOPLACESOFENTERTAINMENTSHALLBEEXEMPTFROMTHELICENSING
21REQUIREMENTSOFTHISSECTION.THEDEPARTMENTOFSTATESHALLISSUEAND
22DELIVERTOSUCHAPPLICANTACERTIFICATEORLICENSETOCONDUCTSUCHBUSI
23NESSANDTOOWN,CONDUCTORMAINTAINABUREAU,AGENCY,SUBAGENCY,
24OFFICEORBRANCHOFFICEFORTHECONDUCTOFSUCHBUSINESSONTHEPREMISES
25STATEDINSUCHAPPLICATIONUPONTHEPAYMENTBYORONBEHALFOFTHE
26APPLICANTOFAFEEOFFIVETHOUSANDDOLLARSANDSHALLBERENEWEDUPON
27THEPAYMENTOFALIKEFEEANNUALLY.SUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATESHALL
28NOTBETRANSFERREDORASSIGNED,EXCEPTBYPERMISSIONOFTHESECRETARYOF
29STATE.SUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATESHALLRUNTOTHEFIRSTDAYOFJANUARY
30NEXTENSUINGTHEDATETHEREOF,UNLESSSOONERREVOKEDBYTHESECRETARYOF
31STATE.SUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATESHALLBEGRANTEDUPONAWRITTEN
32APPLICATIONSETTINGFORTHSUCHINFORMATIONASTHESECRETARYOFSTATEMAY
33REQUIREINORDERTOENABLEHIMORHERTOCARRYINTOEFFECTTHE
34PROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLEANDSHALLBEACCOMPANIEDBYPROOFSATISFAC
35TORYTOTHESECRETARYOFSTATEOFTHEMORALCHARACTEROFTHEAPPLICANT.
362.NOOPERATOR'SAGENTSHALLSELLORCONVEYTICKETSTOANYSECONDARY
37TICKETRESELLEROWNEDORCONTROLLEDBYTHEOPERATOR'SAGENT.
382A.NOTICKETSELLERSHALLRESELLANYTICKETDURINGTHEFIRSTFORTY
39EIGHTHOURSAFTERSUCHTICKETISFIRSTAVAILABLEFORPRIMARYSALE;
40PROVIDEDTHATSUCHRESTRICTIONSHALLNOTAPPLYWITHRESPECTTOSEASON
41TICKETSORBUNDLEDSERIESTICKETS.NOTICKETSELLERSHALLSELLORRESELL
42ANYTICKETTHATSUCHSELLERDOESNOTOWNATTHETIMEOFTHEOFFEROR
43SALE.THEPROVISIONSOFTHISSUBDIVISIONSHALLNOTAPPLYTOVENUES
44CONTAININGLESSTHANSIXTHOUSANDSEATS.
453.THEOPERATORORTHEPROMOTERSHALLDETERMINEWHETHERASEATFOR
46WHICHATICKETISFORSALEHASANOBSTRUCTEDVIEW,ANDSHALLDISCLOSE

47SUCHOBSTRUCTION.EVERYSALEORRESALEOFSUCHTICKETSHALLINCLUDEA
48DISCLOSUREOFSUCHOBSTRUCTEDVIEW.
494.IFANYLICENSEEUNDERTHISSECTIONDEMONSTRATESTHATTHEIRBUSINESS
50PROVIDESASERVICETOFACILITATETICKETTRANSACTIONSWITHOUTCHARGING
51ANYFEES,SURCHARGESORSERVICECHARGESABOVETHEESTABLISHEDPRICE,ON
52EVERYTRANSACTION,EXCEPTAREASONABLEANDACTUALCHARGEFORTHEDELIV
53ERYOFTICKETS,THENTHEFEESFORLICENSINGUNDERTHISSECTIONSHALLBE
54WAIVED.
55S25.15.BOND.THESECRETARYOFSTATESHALLREQUIRETHEAPPLICANTFOR
56ALICENSETOFILEWITHTHEAPPLICATIONTHEREFORABONDINDUEFORMTO
S.1926
1THEPEOPLEOFNEWYORKINTHEPENALSUMOFTWENTYFIVETHOUSANDDOLLARS,
2WITHTWOORMORESUFFICIENTSURETIESORADULYAUTHORIZEDSURETYCOMPA
3NY,WHICHBONDSHALLBEAPPROVEDBYTHESECRETARYOFSTATE.EACHSUCH
4BONDSHALLBECONDITIONEDTHATTHEOBLIGORWILLNOTBEGUILTYOFANY
5FRAUDOREXTORTION,WILLNOTVIOLATEDIRECTLYORINDIRECTLYANYOFTHE
6PROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLEORANYOFTHEPROVISIONSOFTHELICENSEOR
7CERTIFICATEPROVIDEDFORINTHISARTICLE,WILLCOMPLYWITHTHE
8PROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLEANDWILLPAYALLDAMAGESOCCASIONEDTOANY
9PERSONBYREASONOFANYMISSTATEMENT,MISREPRESENTATION,FRAUDORDECEIT
10ORANYUNLAWFULACTOROMISSIONOFSUCHOBLIGOR,HISORHERAGENTSOR
11EMPLOYEES,WHILEACTINGWITHINTHESCOPEOFTHEIREMPLOYMENT,MADE,
12COMMITTEDOROMITTEDINCONNECTIONWITHTHEPROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLE
13INTHEBUSINESSCONDUCTEDUNDERSUCHLICENSEORCAUSEDBYANYOTHER
14VIOLATIONOFTHISARTICLEINCARRYINGONTHEBUSINESSFORWHICHSUCH
15LICENSEISGRANTED.ONEORMORERECOVERIESORPAYMENTSUPONSUCHBOND
16SHALLNOTVITIATETHESAMEBUTSUCHBONDSHALLREMAININFULLFORCEAND
17EFFECT,PROVIDED,HOWEVER,THATTHEAGGREGATEAMOUNTOFALLSUCHRECOV
18ERIESORPAYMENTSSHALLNOTEXCEEDTHEPENALSUMTHEREOF.BEFORETHE
19SECRETARYSHALLDRAWUPONSUCHBOND,THESECRETARYSHALLISSUEADETER
20MINATIONINWRITINGWHICHSHALLINCLUDETHEBASISOFSUCHACTION.THE
21SECRETARYSHALLNOTIFYINWRITINGTHELICENSEEOFANYSUCHDETERMINATION
22ANDSHALLAFFORDTHELICENSEEANOPPORTUNITYTORESPONDWITHINTWENTY
23DAYSOFTHERECEIPTOFSUCHDETERMINATION.INNOEVENTMAYTHEBONDBE
24DRAWNUPONINLESSTHANTWENTYFIVEDAYSAFTERTHESERVICEOFADETERMI
25NATIONTOTHELICENSEE.SUCHWRITTENNOTICEMAYBESERVEDBYDELIVERY
26THEREOFPERSONALLYTOTHELICENSEE,ORBYCERTIFIEDMAILTOTHELAST
27KNOWNBUSINESSADDRESSOFSUCHLICENSEE.ONLYUPONSUCHDETERMINATIONOF
28THESECRETARYSHALLMONEYSBEWITHDRAWNFROMTHEBOND.UPONTHE
29COMMENCEMENTOFANYACTIONORACTIONSAGAINSTTHESURETYUPONANYSUCH
30BONDFORASUMORSUMSAGGREGATINGOREXCEEDINGTHEAMOUNTOFSUCHBOND
31THESECRETARYOFSTATESHALLREQUIREANEWANDADDITIONALBONDINLIKE
32AMOUNTASTHEORIGINALONE,WHICHSHALLBEFILEDWITHTHEDEPARTMENTOF
33STATEWITHINTHIRTYDAYSAFTERTHEDEMANDTHEREFOR.FAILURETOFILE
34SUCHBONDWITHINSUCHPERIODSHALLCONSTITUTECAUSEFORTHEREVOCATION
35OFTHELICENSEPURSUANTTOSECTION25.31OFTHISARTICLETHERETOFORE
36ISSUEDTOTHELICENSEEUPONWHOMSUCHDEMANDSHALLHAVEBEENMADE.ANY
37SUITORACTIONAGAINSTTHESURETYONANYBONDREQUIREDBYTHEPROVISIONS
38OFTHISSECTIONSHALLBECOMMENCEDWITHINONEYEARAFTERTHECAUSEOF
39ACTIONSHALLHAVEACCRUED.
40S25.17.SUPERVISIONANDREGULATION.THESECRETARYOFSTATESHALLHAVE
41POWER,UPONCOMPLAINTOFANYPERSONORONHISORHEROWNINITIATIVE,TO
42INVESTIGATETHEBUSINESS,BUSINESSPRACTICESANDBUSINESSMETHODSOFANY
43SUCHLICENSEEWHICHRELATESTOTHISSTATE'SORANYOTHERSTATE'STICKET
44RESALELAW,ORINREGARDSTOTICKETRESALEPRACTICESGENERALLY.EACH
45SUCHLICENSEESHALLBEOBLIGED,ONTHEREASONABLEREQUESTOFTHESECRE
46TARYOFSTATE,TOSUPPLYSUCHINFORMATIONASMAYBEREQUIREDCONCERNING
47HISORHERBUSINESS,BUSINESSPRACTICESORBUSINESSMETHODSPROVIDED
48THATTHEINFORMATIONREQUESTEDISRELATEDTOTHECOMPLAINTWHICHFORMS
49THEBASISOFSUCHINVESTIGATION.EACHOPERATOROFANYPLACEOFENTER
50TAINMENTSHALLALSOBEOBLIGED,ONREQUESTOFTHESECRETARYOFSTATE,TO

51SUPPLYSUCHINFORMATIONASMAYBEREQUIREDCONCERNINGTHEBUSINESS,
52BUSINESSPRACTICESORBUSINESSMETHODSOFANYLICENSEEPROVIDEDTHATTHE
53INFORMATIONREQUESTEDISRELATEDTOTHECOMPLAINTWHICHFORMSTHEBASIS
54OFSUCHINVESTIGATION.THESECRETARYOFSTATESHALLHAVETHEPOWERTO
55PROMULGATESUCHRULESANDREGULATIONSASMAYBEDEEMEDNECESSARYFORTHE
56ENFORCEMENTOFTHISARTICLE.
S.1927
1S25.19.POSTINGOFLICENSEORCERTIFICATE.IMMEDIATELYUPONTHE
2RECEIPTOFTHELICENSEORCERTIFICATEISSUEDPURSUANTTOTHISARTICLEBY
3THESECRETARYOFSTATE,THELICENSEENAMEDTHEREINSHALLCAUSESUCH
4LICENSETOBEPOSTEDANDATALLTIMESDISPLAYEDINACONSPICUOUSPLACE
5INTHEPRINCIPALOFFICEOFSUCHBUSINESSFORWHICHITISISSUED,AND
6SHALLCAUSETHECERTIFICATEFOREACHBRANCHOFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYOR
7SUBAGENCYTOBEPOSTEDANDATALLTIMESDISPLAYEDINACONSPICUOUS
8PLACEINSUCHBRANCHOFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYORSUBAGENCYFORWHICHIT
9ISISSUED,SOTHATALLPERSONSVISITINGSUCHPRINCIPALOFFICE,BRANCH
10OFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYORSUBAGENCYMAYREADILYSEETHESAME,ANDIF
11SUCHLICENSEEDOESBUSINESSONTHEINTERNET,TOPROVIDEAHYPERLINK
12DISPLAYEDINACONSPICUOUSMANNERTOASCANNEDCOPYOFSUCHLICENSE.
13SUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATESHALLATALLREASONABLETIMESBESUBJECTTO
14INSPECTIONBYTHESECRETARYOFSTATEORHISORHERAUTHORIZEDINSPEC
15TORS.ITSHALLBEUNLAWFULFORANYPERSON,FIRM,PARTNERSHIPORCORPO
16RATIONHOLDINGSUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATETOPOSTSUCHLICENSEOR
17CERTIFICATEORTOPERMITSUCHCERTIFICATETOBEPOSTEDUPONPREMISES
18OTHERTHANTHOSEDESCRIBEDTHEREINORTOWHICHITHASBEENTRANSFERRED
19PURSUANTTOTHEPROVISIONSOFTHISARTICLEORUNLAWFULLYTOALTER,
20DEFACEORDESTROYANYSUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATE.
21S25.21.CHANGEOFOFFICELOCATION.INTHEEVENTOFACHANGEINTHE
22LOCATIONOFTHEPREMISESCOVEREDBYLICENSEORCERTIFICATEISSUEDUNDER
23THISARTICLE,THEDEPARTMENTOFSTATESHALLBEDULYNOTIFIEDINWRITING
24OFSUCHCHANGEWITHINTWENTYFOURHOURSTHEREAFTER.THESECRETARYOF
25STATESHALLCAUSETOBEWRITTENORSTAMPEDACROSSTHEFACEOFSUCH
26LICENSEORCERTIFICATEASTATEMENTTOTHEEFFECTTHATTHEHOLDEROFSUCH
27LICENSEHASREMOVEDONTHEDATESTATEDINSUCHWRITTENNOTICESUCHPRIN
28CIPALOFFICE,BRANCHOFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYORSUBAGENCYFROMTHEPLACE
29ORIGINALLYDESCRIBEDINSUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATETOTHEPLACE
30DESCRIBEDINSUCHWRITTENNOTICE,ANDSUCHLICENSEORCERTIFICATEWITH
31THEENDORSEMENTTHEREONSHALLBERETURNEDTOTHELICENSEENAMEDTHEREIN.
32NOTICKETSSHALLBESOLDATANYPLACEOTHERTHANPLACESFORWHICHA
33LICENSEORCERTIFICATEPROVIDEDFORBYTHISARTICLEHASBEENISSUEDAND
34POSTED.
35S25.23.POSTINGOFPRICELISTS;INFORMATIONTOPURCHASER.1.IN
36EVERYPRINCIPALOFFICEORBRANCHOFFICE,BUREAU,AGENCYORSUBAGENCYOF
37ANYLICENSEEUNDERTHISARTICLE,THERESHALLBECONSPICUOUSLYPOSTEDAND
38ATALLTIMESDISPLAYEDAPRICELISTSHOWINGTHEESTABLISHEDPRICE
39CHARGEDBYTHEOPERATOROFTHEPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTFORWHICHATICKET
40ISBEINGSOLDBYSUCHLICENSEE,TOGETHERWITHTHEPRICEBEINGCHARGEDBY
41SUCHLICENSEEFORTHERESALEOFSUCHTICKET,SOTHATALLPERSONSVISIT
42INGSUCHPLACEMAYREADILYSEETHESAME.THELICENSEESHALLALSOON
43REQUESTFURNISHEACHPURCHASEROFATICKETWITHARECEIPTSHOWINGTHE
44SAMEINFORMATION.FURTHER,IFTHELICENSEECONDUCTSBUSINESSTHROUGHTHE
45USEOFTHEINTERNET,THESAMEPRICELIST,ORHYPERLINKTOTHESAME,
46SHALLBECONSPICUOUSLYDISPLAYEDONTHEINTERNETPAGEONWHICHTICKETS
47AREACCESSED.INADDITIONTHELICENSEESHALLPUBLISHINACONSPICUOUS
48PLACE,ORHYPERLINKTOONTHEINTERNETASTATEMENTCLEARLYDETAILINGTHE
49REQUIREDGUARANTEESREQUIREDBYSECTION25.07OFTHISARTICLE.
502.(A)ANONLINERESALEMARKETPLACESHALLPOSTACLEARANDCONSPICUOUS
51NOTICEONTHEWEBSITEOFSUCHONLINERESALEMARKETPLACETHATTHEWEBSITE
52ISFORTHESECONDARYSALEOFTICKETSANDSHALLREQUIRETHATTHEUSER
53CONFIRMHAVINGREADSUCHNOTICEBEFORESTARTINGANYTRANSACTION.NO
54OPERATORORITSAGENTSHALLTRANSFERAPROSPECTIVETICKETPURCHASER

55THROUGHANYMEANSTOASECONDARYSELLERWITHOUTPROVIDINGACLEARAND
56CONSPICUOUSDISCLOSUREAPPROPRIATEFORTHESELLINGPLATFORMTHATINFORMS
S.1928
1THEPROSPECTIVEPURCHASERTHATTHETICKETOFFEREDISINTHESECONDARY
2MARKET.
3(B)NOOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENTORANYPERSONWHOISEMPLOYEDBY
4SUCHOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENTSHALLRESELLORENGAGEINTHEBUSINESS
5OFRESELLINGANYTICKETSOFADMISSIONORANYOTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHT
6OFENTRYTOATHEATRE,PLACEOFAMUSEMENTORENTERTAINMENT,OROTHER
7PLACESWHEREPUBLICEXHIBITIONS,GAMES,CONTESTSORPERFORMANCESARE
8HELD.THEPROVISIONSOFTHISPARAGRAPHSHALLNOTAPPLYTODONATIONSMADE
9BYTHEOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENT,WHENTHEREISNOCOMPENSATION
10PROVIDED,TOINDIVIDUALSORCHARITABLEORGANIZATIONSWHERETHETICKETS
11AREFORPERSONALUSEORCHARITABLEPURPOSES.
12S25.24.AUTOMATEDTICKETPURCHASINGSOFTWARE.1.THETERM"AUTOMATED
13TICKETPURCHASINGSOFTWARE"SHALLMEAN,ANYMACHINE,DEVICE,COMPUTER
14PROGRAMORCOMPUTERSOFTWARETHATNAVIGATESORRUNSAUTOMATEDTASKSON
15RETAILTICKETPURCHASINGWEBSITESINORDERTOBYPASSSECURITYMEASURES
16TOPURCHASETICKETS.
172.ITSHALLBEUNLAWFULFORANYPERSONTOUTILIZEAUTOMATEDTICKET
18PURCHASINGSOFTWARETOPURCHASETICKETS.
193.ANYPERSONWHOKNOWINGLYUTILIZESAUTOMATEDTICKETPURCHASINGSOFT
20WAREINORDERTOBYPASSSECURITYMEASURESTOPURCHASETICKETSSHALLBE
21SUBJECTTOACIVILPENALTYINANAMOUNTOFNOLESSTHANFIVEHUNDRED
22DOLLARSANDNOMORETHANONETHOUSANDDOLLARSFOREACHSUCHVIOLATION
23ANDSHALLFORFEITALLPROFITSMADEFROMTHESALEOFANYSUCHUNLAWFULLY
24OBTAINEDTICKETS.
254.ANYPERSONWHOINTENTIONALLYMAINTAINSANYINTERESTINORMAINTAINS
26ANYCONTROLOFTHEOPERATIONOFAUTOMATEDTICKETPURCHASINGSOFTWARETO
27BYPASSSECURITYMEASURESTOPURCHASETICKETSSHALLBESUBJECTTOACIVIL
28PENALTYINANAMOUNTOFNOLESSTHANSEVENHUNDREDFIFTYDOLLARSANDNO
29MORETHANONETHOUSANDFIVEHUNDREDDOLLARSFOREACHSUCHVIOLATIONAND
30SHALLFORFEITALLPROFITSMADEFROMTHESALEOFANYSUCHUNLAWFULLY
31OBTAINEDTICKETS.
325.ANYPERSONWHOISSUBJECTTOACIVILPENALTYUNDERTHISSECTIONAND
33HASBEENASSESSEDAPENALTYUNDERTHISSECTIONINTHEPREVIOUSFIVE
34YEARSSHALLBEGUILTYOFAVIOLATIONANDMAYBEFINEDNOLESSTHANONE
35THOUSANDDOLLARSANDNOMORETHANFIVETHOUSANDDOLLARSFOREACHSUCH
36VIOLATIONANDSHALLFORFEITALLPROFITSFROMTHESALEOFANYSUCHUNLAW
37FULLYOBTAINEDTICKETS.INADDITION,APERSONCONVICTEDOFAVIOLATION
38UNDERTHISSECTIONMAYBEREQUIREDTOFORFEITANYANDALLEQUIPMENTUSED
39INTHEUNLAWFULPURCHASINGOFTICKETS.
406.THEATTORNEYGENERALSHALLHAVEJURISDICTIONTOENFORCETHE
41PROVISIONSOFTHISSECTIONINACCORDANCEWITHTHEPOWERSGRANTEDTOHIM
42ORHERBYSECTIONSIXTYTHREEOFTHEEXECUTIVELAW.
437.INADDITIONTOTHEPOWERGIVENTOTHEATTORNEYGENERALTOENFORCE
44THEPROVISIONSOFTHISSECTION,ANYPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,ASDEFINED
45BYSECTION23.03OFTHISCHAPTER,ORANYAGGRIEVEDPARTYTHATHASBEEN
46INJUREDBYWRONGFULCONDUCTPRESCRIBEDBYTHISSECTIONMAYBRINGAN
47ACTIONTORECOVERALLACTUALDAMAGESSUFFEREDASARESULTOFANYOFSUCH
48WRONGFULCONDUCT.THECOURTINITSDISCRETIONMAYAWARDDAMAGESUPTO
49THREETIMESTHEAMOUNTOFACTUALDAMAGES.THECOURTMAYENJOINTHE
50RESPONDENTFROMANYANDALLACTIVITYPROHIBITEDUNDERTHISSECTION.THE
51COURTMAYALSOAWARDREASONABLEATTORNEY'SFEESANDCOSTS.ANYPENALTY
52ORRECOVERYAUTHORIZEDBYTHISSECTIONMAYBERECOVEREDINACLASS
53ACTION.
54S25.25.RECORDSOFPURCHASESANDSALES.1.EVERYLICENSEESHALLAT
55ALLTIMESKEEPFULLANDACCURATESETSOFRECORDSSHOWING:(A)THEPRICES
56ATWHICHALLTICKETSHAVEBEENBOUGHTANDSOLDBYSUCHLICENSEE;AND(B)
S.1929

1THENAMESANDADDRESSESOFTHEPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONFROMWHOM
2THEYWEREBOUGHT.OPERATORSOFFERINGFORINITIALSALETICKETSBYMEANS
3OFANAUCTIONSHALLMAINTAINARECORDOFTHEPRICEWHENKNOWNANDTHE
4NUMBEROFTICKETSANDTYPESOFSEATSOFFEREDTHROUGHAUCTION.THESE
5RECORDSSHALLBEMADEAVAILABLEUPONREQUESTTOTHESTATEATTORNEY
6GENERAL,THESECRETARYOFSTATE,OROTHERGOVERNMENTALBODYWITHTHE
7EXPRESSAUTHORITYTOENFORCEANYSECTIONOFTHISARTICLE;PROVIDED,
8HOWEVER,THATTHERECORDSREQUIREDTOBEMAINTAINEDBYTHISSECTION
9SHALLBECONSIDEREDPROPRIETARYINNATUREANDSHALLBEGOVERNEDBYTHE
10PROTECTIONSSETFORTHINSUBDIVISIONFIVEOFSECTIONEIGHTYNINEOFTHE
11PUBLICOFFICERSLAW.THESERECORDSSHALLBERETAINEDFORAPERIODOFNOT
12LESSTHANTENYEARS.
132.TWICEANNUALLY,ONJUNETHIRTIETHANDDECEMBERTHIRTYFIRST,EVERY
14LICENSEETHATRESELLSTICKETSORFACILITATESTHERESALEORRESALE
15AUCTIONOFTICKETSBETWEENINDEPENDENTPARTIESBYANYANDALLMEANS
16SHALLREPORTTOTHEDEPARTMENTOFSTATETHETOTALNUMBEROF,ANDAVERAGE
17RESALEORAVERAGEFINALRESALEAUCTIONPRICEOF,ALLTICKETSTOEACH
18TICKETEDEVENT,PROVIDED,HOWEVER,THATREPEATPERFORMANCESOFASINGLE
19EVENT,ANDMULTIPLEEVENTSTHATAREPARTOFASEASONLONGPERFORMANCE
20SHALLBETREATEDASASINGLEEVENTFORTHEPURPOSESOFTHEREPORTING
21REQUIREMENTOFTHISSUBDIVISION.THEINFORMATIONREQUIREDTOBEREPORTED
22BYTHISSECTIONSHALLBECONSIDEREDPROPRIETARYINNATUREANDSHALLBE
23GOVERNEDBYTHEPROTECTIONSSETFORTHINSUBDIVISIONFIVEOFSECTION
24EIGHTYNINEOFTHEPUBLICOFFICERSLAW,ANDSHALLBEUSEDEXCLUSIVELY
25FORANALYTICALPURPOSESBYTHECONSUMERPROTECTIONBOARD.
263.EVERYOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTSHALLMAKEPUBLICTHE
27PERCENTAGEOFTICKETSTOAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTTHATWILLBEMADE
28AVAILABLETOTHEPUBLIC.ATTHETIMEOFTHEINITIALSALEOFTICKETS,THE
29OPERATORSHALLMAKEPUBLICTHETOTALNUMBERANDLOCATIONSOFTICKETS,
30ANDTHEPERCENTAGEOFTICKETSSOLDATSUCHINITIALPUBLICSALE.
31S25.27.COMMISSIONSTOEMPLOYEESOFPLACESOFENTERTAINMENT.NO
32LICENSEE,OTHERPERSONORENTITY,WHETHERORNOTDOMICILED,LICENSEDOR
33REGISTEREDWITHINTHESTATE,SHALLPAYTOANYOFFICEROREMPLOYEEOFANY
34PLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,ANYCOMMISSION,GRATUITYORBONUSINCONNECTION
35WITHTHESALE,DELIVERYORPAYMENTOFTICKETSORINCONNECTIONWITHTHE
36BUSINESSBEINGDONEBYSUCHLICENSEE,OTHERPERSONORENTITY,WHETHEROR
37NOTDOMICILED,LICENSEDORREGISTEREDWITHINTHESTATE,INTICKETSOF
38ADMISSIONTOSUCHPLACE.
39S25.29.UNLAWFULCHARGESINCONNECTIONWITHTICKETS.1.NOOPERATOR
40OFANYPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,ORHISORHERAGENT,REPRESENTATIVE,
41EMPLOYEEORLICENSEESHALL,IFAPRICEBECHARGEDFORADMISSIONTHERETO,
42EXACT,DEMAND,ACCEPTORRECEIVE,DIRECTLYORINDIRECTLY,ANYPREMIUMOR
43PRICEINEXCESSOFTHEESTABLISHEDPRICEPLUSLAWFULTAXESWHETHER
44DESIGNATEDASPRICE,GRATUITYOROTHERWISE;PROVIDED,HOWEVER:(A)NOTH
45INGINTHISARTICLESHALLBECONSTRUEDTOPROHIBITAREASONABLESERVICE
46CHARGEBYTHEOPERATORORAGENTSOFTHEOPERATORFORSPECIALSERVICES,
47INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO,SALESAWAYFROMTHEBOXOFFICE,CREDIT
48CARDSALESORDELIVERY;AND(B)NOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLBE
49CONSTRUEDTOPROHIBITANOPERATORORITSAGENTFROMOFFERINGFORINITIAL
50SALETICKETSBYMEANSOFANAUCTION.
512.INANYPROSECUTIONUNDERTHISSECTIONTHEATTORNEYGENERALSHALL
52HAVECONCURRENTJURISDICTIONWITHANYDISTRICTATTORNEYANDINANYSUCH
53PROSECUTIONHEORSHEORHISORHERDEPUTYSHALLEXERCISEALLTHEPOWERS
54ANDPERFORMALLTHEDUTIESWHICHTHEDISTRICTATTORNEYWOULDOTHERWISE
55BEAUTHORIZEDTOEXERCISEORPERFORMTHEREIN.
S.19210
1S25.30.OPERATORPROHIBITIONS.1.ATICKETISALICENSE,ISSUEDBY
2THEOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,FORADMISSIONTOTHEPLACEOF
3ENTERTAINMENTATTHEDATEANDTIMESPECIFIEDONTHETICKET,SUBJECTTO
4THETERMSANDCONDITIONSASSPECIFIEDBYTHEOPERATOR.NOTWITHSTANDING
5ANYOTHERPROVISIONOFLAWTOTHECONTRARY,ITSHALLBEPROHIBITEDFOR

6ANYOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENT,OROPERATOR'SAGENT,TO:
7(A)RESTRICTBYANYMEANSTHERESALEOFANYTICKETSINCLUDEDINA
8SUBSCRIPTIONORSEASONTICKETPACKAGEASACONDITIONOFPURCHASE,ASA
9CONDITIONTORETAINSUCHTICKETSFORTHEDURATIONOFTHESUBSCRIPTIONOR
10SEASONTICKETPACKAGEAGREEMENT,ORASACONDITIONTORETAINANY
11CONTRACTUALLYAGREEDUPONRIGHTSTOPURCHASEFUTURESUBSCRIPTIONOR
12SEASONTICKETPACKAGESTHATAREOTHERWISECONFERREDINTHESUBSCRIPTION
13ORSEASONTICKETAGREEMENT;
14(B)DENYACCESSTOATICKETHOLDERWHOPOSSESSESARESOLDSUBSCRIPTION
15ORSEASONTICKETTOAPERFORMANCEBASEDSOLELYONTHEGROUNDSTHATSUCH
16TICKETHASBEENRESOLD;OR
17(C)EMPLOYAFORMOFPAPERLESSTICKETINGTHATISNOTREADILYTRANSFER
18ABLETOANOTHERCUSTOMERTHROUGHATRANSACTIONTHATISINDEPENDENTOF
19THEOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENT,UNLESSAPURCHASERISGIVENTHEOPTION
20ATTHETIMEOFFIRSTPUBLICSALETOPURCHASETHESAMETICKETSATTHE
21SAMEESTABLISHEDPRICEINSOMEOTHERFORM,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITED
22TO,PAPERTICKETS,THATISREADILYTRANSFERABLETHROUGHATRANSACTION
23THATISINDEPENDENTOFTHEOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENT,PROVIDEDHOWEV
24ER,THATNOTHINGINTHISPARAGRAPHSHALLPROHIBITTHEOPERATOROROPERA
25TOR'SAGENTFROMIMPOSINGANOMINALSURCHARGEONPAPERLESSTICKETS.
262.ADDITIONALLY,NOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLBECONSTRUEDTOPROHIB
27ITANOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTFROMMAINTAININGANDENFORC
28INGANYPOLICIESREGARDINGCONDUCTORBEHAVIORATORINCONNECTIONWITH
29THEIRVENUE.FURTHER,NOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLBECONSTRUEDTO
30PROHIBITANOPERATOROFAPLACEOFENTERTAINMENTOFSIXTHOUSANDSEATS
31ORLESS,ORSUCHOPERATOR'SAGENT,FROMRESTRICTINGTHERESALEOFTICK
32ETSTHATAREOFFEREDATAPROMOTIONALORDISCOUNTEDPRICE,FORFREE,OR
33FORPERSONSWITHDISABILITIES.ANOPERATORSHALLBEPERMITTEDTOREVOKE
34ORRESTRICTSEASONTICKETSFORREASONSRELATINGTOVIOLATIONSOFVENUE
35POLICIES,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO,ATTEMPTSBYTWOORMOREPERSONS
36TOGAINADMISSIONTOASINGLEEVENTWITHBOTHTHECANCELLEDTICKETS
37ORIGINALLYISSUEDTOASEASONTICKETHOLDERANDTHOSETICKETSREISSUED
38ASPARTOFARESALETRANSACTION,ANDTOTHEEXTENTTHEOPERATORMAYDEEM
39NECESSARYFORTHEPROTECTIONOFTHESAFETYOFPATRONSORTOADDRESS
40FRAUDORMISCONDUCT.
413.NOOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENTORANYPERSONWHOISEMPLOYEDBY
42SUCHOPERATOROROPERATOR'SAGENTSHALLRESELLORENGAGEINTHEBUSINESS
43OFRESELLINGANYTICKETSOFADMISSIONORANYOTHEREVIDENCEOFTHERIGHT
44OFENTRYTOATHEATRE,PLACEOFAMUSEMENTORENTERTAINMENT,OROTHER
45PLACESWHEREPUBLICEXHIBITIONS,GAMES,CONTESTSORPERFORMANCESARE
46HELD.THISPROVISIONSHALLNOTAPPLYTODONATIONSMADEBYTHEOPERATOR
47OROPERATOR'SAGENT,WHENTHEREISNOCOMPENSATIONPROVIDED,TOINDIVID
48UALSORCHARITABLEORGANIZATIONSWHERETHETICKETSAREFORPERSONALUSE
49ORCHARITABLEPURPOSES.
504.THEOPERATORORTHEPROMOTERSHALLDETERMINEWHETHERASEATFOR
51WHICHATICKETISFORSALEHASANOBSTRUCTEDVIEW,ANDSHALLDISCLOSE
52SUCHOBSTRUCTION.IFTHEOPERATORORPROMOTERDISCLOSESTHATASEATFOR
53WHICHATICKETISFORSALEHASANOBSTRUCTEDVIEW,ITSHALLBETHE
54RESPONSIBILITYOFTHESECONDARYTICKETRESELLERTODISCLOSESUCH
55OBSTRUCTIONUPONTHERESALEOFSUCHTICKET.SUCHOBSTRUCTIONSHALLNOT
56INCLUDEANOBSTRUCTIONOFVIEWCAUSEDBYAPERSON,ORPERSONS,SEATEDIN
S.19211
1ANADJACENTSEAT,ORSEATS,OROCCUPYINGANAISLE;ORANOBSTRUCTIONOF
2VIEWCAUSEDBYANOBJECTOROBJECTSPLACEDUPONANADJACENTSEATOR
3SEATS,ORINANAISLE;ORANOBSTRUCTIONOFVIEWTHATISDEMINIMUSOR
4TRANSITORYINNATURE.
5S25.31.SUSPENSIONORREVOCATIONOFLICENSES.1.POWERSOFDEPARTMENT
6OFSTATE.THEDEPARTMENTOFSTATEMAYDENYANAPPLICATIONORMAYREVOKE
7ORSUSPENDALICENSEISSUEDPURSUANTTOTHISARTICLE,IMPOSEAFINENOT
8EXCEEDINGONETHOUSANDDOLLARSPERVIOLATIONPAYABLETOTHEDEPARTMENT
9OFSTATE,ISSUEAREPRIMANDANDORDERRESTITUTIONUPONPROOFTOTHE

10SATISFACTIONOFTHESECRETARYOFSTATETHATTHEHOLDERTHEREOFHAS:(A)
11VIOLATEDANYPROVISIONOFTHISARTICLEORANYRULEORREGULATIONADOPTED
12HEREUNDER;(B)MADEAMATERIALMISSTATEMENTINTHEAPPLICATIONFORSUCH
13LICENSE;(C)ENGAGEDINFRAUDORFRAUDULENTPRACTICES;(D)DEMONSTRATED
14UNTRUSTWORTHINESSORINCOMPETENCY;OR(E)BEENCONVICTEDOFASERIOUS
15OFFENSEORMISDEMEANORWHICH,INTHEDISCRETIONOFTHESECRETARY,BEARS
16SUCHARELATIONSHIPTOLICENSUREASTOCONSTITUTEABARTOLICENSUREOR
17RENEWAL.
182.DETERMINATIONOFDEPARTMENTOFSTATE.INTHEEVENTTHATTHEDEPART
19MENTOFSTATESHALLREVOKEORSUSPENDANYSUCHLICENSE,ORIMPOSEANY
20FINEORREPRIMANDONTHEHOLDERTHEREOF,ITSDETERMINATIONSHALLBEIN
21WRITINGANDOFFICIALLYSIGNED.THEORIGINALOFSUCHDETERMINATION,WHEN
22SOSIGNED,SHALLBEFILEDWITHTHEDEPARTMENTOFSTATEANDCOPIESTHERE
23OFSHALLBESERVEDPERSONALLYORBYCERTIFIEDMAILUPONTHELICENSEEOR
24APPLICANTANDADDRESSEDTOTHEPRINCIPALPLACEOFBUSINESSOFSUCH
25LICENSEE.
263.NOLICENSESHALLBESUSPENDEDORREVOKEDNORSHALLANYFINEOR
27REPRIMANDBEIMPOSED,NORSHALLANYAPPLICATIONBEDENIED,UNTILAFTER
28ANOPPORTUNITYFORAHEARINGHADBEFOREANOFFICEROREMPLOYEEOFTHE
29DEPARTMENTOFSTATEDESIGNATEDFORSUCHPURPOSEBYTHESECRETARYOF
30STATEUPONNOTICETOTHELICENSEEORAPPLICANTOFATLEASTTENDAYS.THE
31NOTICESHALLBESERVEDBYCERTIFIEDMAILANDSHALLSTATETHEDATEAND
32PLACEOFHEARINGANDSETFORTHTHEGROUNDORGROUNDSCONSTITUTINGTHE
33CHARGESAGAINSTTHELICENSEEORTHEREASONSFORTHEPROPOSEDDENIALOF
34THEAPPLICATION.THELICENSEEORAPPLICANTSHALLHAVETHEOPPORTUNITYTO
35BEHEARDINHISORHERDEFENSEEITHERINPERSONORBYCOUNSELANDMAY
36PRODUCEWITNESSESANDTESTIFYONHISORHERBEHALF.ASTENOGRAPHIC
37RECORDOFTHEHEARINGSHALLBETAKENANDPRESERVED.THEHEARINGMAYBE
38ADJOURNEDFROMTIMETOTIME.THEPERSONCONDUCTINGTHEHEARINGSHALL
39MAKEAWRITTENREPORTOFHISORHERFINDINGSANDARECOMMENDATIONTOTHE
40SECRETARYOFSTATEFORDECISION.THESECRETARYOFSTATESHALLREVIEW
41SUCHFINDINGSANDTHERECOMMENDATIONAND,AFTERDUEDELIBERATION,SHALL
42ISSUEANORDERACCEPTING,MODIFYINGORREJECTINGSUCHRECOMMENDATIONAND
43DISMISSINGTHECHARGESORSUSPENDINGORREVOKINGTHELICENSEORIMPOSING
44AFINEORREPRIMANDUPONTHELICENSEE.FORTHEPURPOSEOFTHISARTICLE,
45THESECRETARYOFSTATEORANYOFFICEROREMPLOYEEOFTHEDEPARTMENTOF
46STATEDESIGNATEDBYHIMORHER,MAYADMINISTEROATHS,TAKETESTIMONY,
47SUBPOENAWITNESSESANDCOMPELTHEPRODUCTIONOFBOOKS,PAPERS,RECORDS
48ANDDOCUMENTSDEEMEDPERTINENTTOTHESUBJECTOFINVESTIGATION.
49S25.33.ENFORCEMENT.1.THEATTORNEYGENERALSHALLESTABLISHATOLL
50FREETELEPHONENUMBERANDACCEPTTHROUGHITSWEBSITEALLEGATIONSFROM
51THEPUBLICOFIMPROPERTICKETACQUISITION,DISTRIBUTIONORSALESPRAC
52TICES,INCLUDINGDECEPTIVEPRACTICES,CORRUPTION,FRAUDORIRREGULAR
53PRACTICESWITHRESPECTTOTICKETSALESFOREVENTSINNEWYORKSTATEOR
54WITHRESPECTTOTICKETSSOLDTORESIDENTSOFTHESTATE.THEATTORNEY
55GENERALSHALLPROMINENTLYDISPLAYONITSWEBSITEINFORMATIONREGARDING
56THEHOTLINE.THEATTORNEYGENERALSHALLINVESTIGATEASAPPROPRIATEALL
S.19212
1CREDIBLEALLEGATIONSRECEIVEDREGARDINGIMPROPERTICKETACQUISITION,
2DISTRIBUTIONORSALESPRACTICES.
32.NOTWITHSTANDINGANYRIGHTOFACTIONGRANTEDTOANYGOVERNMENTAL
4BODYPURSUANTTOTHISCHAPTER,ANYPERSONWHOHASBEENINJUREDBYREASON
5OFAVIOLATIONOFTHISARTICLEMAYBRINGANACTIONINHISORHEROWN
6NAMETOENJOINSUCHUNLAWFULACT,ANACTIONTORECOVERHISORHERACTUAL
7DAMAGESORFIFTYDOLLARS,WHICHEVERISGREATER,ORBOTHSUCHACTIONS.
8THECOURTMAYAWARDREASONABLEATTORNEY'SFEESTOAPREVAILINGPLAIN
9TIFF.
10S25.35.CRIMINALPENALTIES.1.(A)ANYPERSON,FIRM,CORPORATIONOR
11OTHERENTITY,WHETHERORNOTDOMICILED,LICENSEDORREGISTEREDWITHIN
12THESTATE,WHICHISCONVICTEDOFVIOLATINGSECTION25.27OR25.29OF
13THISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTYOFACLASSAMISDEMEANORPUNISHABLEBYA

14FINENOTTOEXCEEDTWOTHOUSANDDOLLARSORFOURTIMESTHEAMOUNTOFTHE
15DEFENDANT'SGAIN,TOBEDETERMINEDPURSUANTTOTHEPROCEDURESSETFORTH
16INSECTION400.30OFTHECRIMINALPROCEDURELAW,WHICHEVERISGREATER,
17ORBYATERMOFIMPRISONMENTNOTTOEXCEEDONEYEAR,ORBYBOTHSUCH
18FINEANDIMPRISONMENT.
19(B)ANYPERSON,FIRM,CORPORATIONOROTHERENTITY,WHETHERORNOT
20DOMICILED,LICENSED,ORREGISTEREDWITHINTHESTATE,WHICHISCONVICTED
21OFVIOLATINGSECTION25.27OR25.29OFTHISARTICLE,WHENTHEVALUEOF
22THECOMMISSION,GRATUITY,BONUS,PREMIUMORPRICEUNLAWFULLYPAIDOR
23ACCEPTEDEXCEEDSONETHOUSANDDOLLARSFORANEVENTASDEFINEDINSECTION
2423.03OFTHISCHAPTER,WHETHERORNOTSUCHPAYMENTISFORTICKETSTOA
25SINGLEPERFORMANCEOFTHATEVENT,SHALLBEGUILTYOFACLASSEFELONY,
26PUNISHABLEBYATERMOFIMPRISONMENTINACCORDANCEWITHTHEPENALLAW,
27ORBYAFINEOFTENTHOUSANDDOLLARSORFOURTIMESTHEAMOUNTOFTHE
28DEFENDANT'SGAIN,TOBEDETERMINEDPURSUANTTOTHEPROCEDURESSETFORTH
29INSECTION400.30OFTHECRIMINALPROCEDURELAW,WHICHEVERISGREATER,
30ORBYBOTHSUCHFINEANDIMPRISONMENT.
312.ANYPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICHISCONVICTEDOFVIOLATING
32SECTION25.05OFTHISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTYOFAMISDEMEANORPUNISHA
33BLEBYATERMOFIMPRISONMENTNOTTOEXCEEDONEYEARORBYAFINENOTTO
34EXCEEDONETHOUSANDFIVEHUNDREDDOLLARSONTHEFIRSTCONVICTION;THREE
35THOUSANDDOLLARSONTHESECONDCONVICTION;ANDFOURTHOUSANDDOLLARS,ON
36EACHSUBSEQUENTCONVICTIONORBYBOTHSUCHFINEANDIMPRISONMENT.
373.ANYPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICHISCONVICTEDOFKNOWINGLY
38VIOLATINGSUBDIVISIONONEOFSECTION25.07ORSECTION25.13ORSECTION
3925.15OFTHISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTYOFAMISDEMEANORPUNISHABLEBYA
40TERMOFIMPRISONMENTNOTTOEXCEEDONEHUNDREDEIGHTYDAYSORBYAFINE
41NOTTOEXCEEDONETHOUSANDDOLLARSONTHEFIRSTCONVICTION;TWOTHOUSAND
42DOLLARSONTHESECONDCONVICTION;ANDFOURTHOUSANDDOLLARSONEACH
43SUBSEQUENTCONVICTIONORBYBOTHSUCHFINEANDIMPRISONMENT.
444.NOTWITHSTANDINGANYOTHERPENALTYWHICHMAYBEIMPOSEDFORANY
45OTHERVIOLATIONOFTHISARTICLE,ANYPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICH
46ISCONVICTEDOFVIOLATINGSECTION25.11OFTHISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTY
47OFAVIOLATIONPUNISHABLEBYAFINENOTTOEXCEEDFOURHUNDREDDOLLARS
48ONTHEFIRSTCONVICTION;FIVEHUNDREDDOLLARSONTHESECONDCONVICTION;
49ANDONETHOUSANDDOLLARSONEACHSUBSEQUENTCONVICTION.
505.ANYPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICHISCONVICTEDOFVIOLATING
51SECTION25.05OFTHISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTYOFAVIOLATIONPUNISHABLE
52BYAFINENOTTOEXCEEDONETHOUSANDDOLLARS.
536.ANYPERSON,FIRMORCORPORATIONWHICHISCONVICTEDOFVIOLATINGANY
54OTHERSECTIONOFTHISARTICLESHALLBEGUILTYOFAVIOLATIONPUNISHABLE
55BYAFINENOTTOEXCEEDFIVEHUNDREDDOLLARS.
S.19213
17.NOTWITHSTANDINGANYOTHERPROVISIONTOTHECONTRARY,WHENTHEFINES
2INCLUDEDINTHISSECTIONAREIMPOSEDONAFIRM,CORPORATIONOROTHER
3ENTITYTHATISNOTASINGLEPERSON,SUCHFINESMAYBEIMPOSEDATUPTO
4TWOTIMESTHEAMOUNTOTHERWISEALLOWED,OR,WHEREAPPLICABLE,THREE
5TIMESTHEAMOUNTOFTHEDEFENDANT'SGAIN.
6S2.Thisactshalltakeeffectimmediatelyandshallbedeemedto
7havebeeninfullforceandeffectonandafterMay16,2015.