Attorney General No.

SA88RF0013

Secretary of State No.

456

Description

TICKET SELLING. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires purchase price to appear prominently on tickets to musical, sporting, theatre or other entertainment events. Prohibits sale at greater price except for service charge not to exceed 20 percent. Prohibits engaging in ticket selling business without county license. Requires license issuance upon payment of from $200 to $500 as determined by county board of supervisors. Requires ticket sellers to have permanent business address from which tickets be sold and that address and existence of service charge be included in advertisement or solicitation. Makes violation a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, license revocation. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Would not result in substantial net change in local government finances.

Proponents

Mr. Tom Yates Klsx Anti-Ticket Scalping Committee, C/O 3002 1/2 Grand Canal, Venice, California 90291; , 3580 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90010 (213) 383-4222

Date

9-22-1988

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

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