Section 1301 - Resale of tickets1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Entertainment event" means a performance, concert, exhibit, game or contest. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]B. "Place of entertainment" means a facility used to host an entertainment event including, but not limited to, a theater, stadium, arena, racetrack, museum or amusement park. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]C. "Ticket" means documentation of a right to attend an entertainment event. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]D. "Ticket reseller" means a business entity whose primary business is the sale or resale of tickets. "Ticket reseller" does not include any of the following: (1) A nonprofit corporation as defined in Title 13-B, section 102, subsection 9; or(2) A place of entertainment that engages in the sale or resale of tickets to entertainment events at the place of entertainment. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).] [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]
2.Refunds required. A ticket reseller that engages in the resale of a ticket in the State to a place of entertainment shall, upon the request of the customer, refund the amount paid by the customer for the ticket in any of the following circumstances: A. The entertainment event is cancelled; [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]B. The ticket is not accepted by the entity holding the event because it is counterfeit or does not conform with the requirements established by the entity holding the entertainment event; [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]C. The ticket is cancelled by the entity holding the entertainment event for any reason; or [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]D. The person who purchased the ticket does not receive the ticket in time to attend the entertainment event. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).] [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]
3.Penalty. Violation of this section is an unfair trade practice as prohibited by Title 5, section 207. [2023, c. 335, §1(NEW).]
Added by 2023SP1, c. 335,§ 1, eff. 10/25/2023.