COMMERCE AND TRADE Selling and Other Trade Practices: Provide it Shall Be Unlawful for Any Person to Sell or Offer for Sale Any Ticket of Admission to Any Entertainment Event for a Price in Excess of the Price Printed on the Ticket and Provide for Service Charges and Their Specification on Announcements

The Act prohibits selling or offering to sell any ticket to certain sporting events for a price in excess of the price printed on the ticket. However, the Act provides that authorized ticket agents may charge a service charge which does not exceed three dollars. In addition, the Act provides the same prohibition for the sale of tickets to any entertainment event. However, the Act does allow the owner of the property on which the entertainment event is held to authorize any person to charge a service charge in addition to the price printed on the ticket.

The authorization must be in writing and must specify the amount of the service charge. Finally, the Act provides that any advertisement which includes the price of admission for an event covered by this Code section must specify the amount of the service charge to be charged for the sale of the ticket.