Establishes key definitions, including primary ticket sellers, secondary ticket exchanges, speculative tickets, bots, and fan clubs, ensuring clarity for all parties involved in ticket sales.

Requires primary sellers, issuers, secondary exchanges, and resellers to provide clear, itemized price details (including fees and taxes) and seat information before a buyer submits payment.

Prohibits selling tickets that a reseller does not own or have under contract, preventing deceptive practices.

Prevents reselling tickets before their initial public or authorized presale release. Bars ticket resellers and exchanges from accessing and reselling fan club presale tickets.

Allows artists and venues to impose transfer restrictions if clearly disclosed. Tickets are considered licenses, and venues may set conditions, including purchase limits and conduct rules.

Mandates full refunds (including fees) within 10 days if tickets are counterfeit, events are canceled, or tickets do not match their descriptions.

Prohibits unauthorized use of artists’ or venues’ names, logos, and other intellectual property and bans misleading affiliations or claims of being “official” without consent.

Outlaws using bots or other methods to bypass online sales limits and security measures. Primary ticketing platforms must report attempts to evade restrictions.

Empowers artists to prohibit price gouging of tickets (including fees) in the terms of conditions of each ticket.

Requires annual registration for resellers selling 100+ tickets above face value, excluding bulk season packages. Resellers must disclose identifying information and submit biannual sales reports.

Obligates registered resellers to hold a minimum $10,000 surety bond to cover consumer losses due to undelivered tickets or fraud.

Exchanges must verify reseller compliance, keep records, and report non-compliance. They must also submit biannual data on sales activities to the state agency.

If a reseller fails to deliver tickets, consumers can claim compensation (including travel expenses) from the reseller’s bond, with the exchange overseeing the payment process.

Allows the state agency to conduct audits of resellers and exchanges, who must cooperate and provide records to ensure compliance.

Requires the state agency to maintain and publicly post an up-to-date registry of event ticket resellers and note any violations within the past five years.

Permits the state agency to revoke a reseller’s registration for 1 to 5 years if they violate the Act.

Treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts. Imposes substantial daily and per-ticket fines, with increased penalties for intentional violations. Establishes a reporting mechanism for public complaints, requires annual enforcement reporting, and enables the agency to collect and enforce penalties.