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Section 53-289c - Unauthorized ticket resale in proximity to event prohibited. Exemptions. Penalty.

CT Gen Stat § 53-289c (2019) (N/A)
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(a) No person shall resell, offer to resell or solicit the resale of a ticket to an entertainment event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event, a concert or a theatrical or operatic performance, on the day of such event, within one thousand five hundred feet of the physical structure where such event is scheduled to take place, if such resale is not authorized, in writing, by the owner or operator of such structure or event or a duly authorized agent of such owner or operator.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a ticket reseller who: (1) Resells a ticket for not greater than the face value printed on the ticket; or (2) maintains a permanent office within one thousand five hundred feet of the physical structure where the entertainment event is scheduled to take place provided such reseller sells, offers to resell or solicits the resale of a ticket only within the premises of such office in person or by mail, telephone or the Internet.

(c) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class A misdemeanor.

(P.A. 07-206, S. 4; P.A. 10-36, S. 14.)

History: P.A. 10-36 amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2010.

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