H.B. 257

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TICKET SCALPING RESTRICTIONS
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Jordan Tanner
5 AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL CODE; MAKING IT A CRIME TO SELL TICKETS
6 TO AN EVENT FOR GREATER THAN THE FACE VALUE OF THE TICKET PLUS A
7 SERVICE CHARGE.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 76-10-2201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 76-10-2201 is enacted to read:
13 76-10-2201. Ticket brokering.
14 (1) A person may not sell or offer for sale a ticket or license of admission to any sports
15 event, athletic contest, or entertainment at a price greater than:
16 (a) the price printed on the ticket or license of admission;
17 (b) applicable tax; and
18 (c) a reasonable service charge not to exceed the greater of $10 or 15% of the price printed
19 on the ticket or license of admission.
20 (2) The violation of Subsection (1) is a class C misdemeanor.
21 (3) Each sale or offer to sell h [ a ticket or license ] ONE OR MORE TICKETS OR LICENSES h of
21a admission h TO A PERSON h in violation of this section
22 constitutes a separate offense.

lilac-February 5, 1998

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-9-98 6:14 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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