RS 4:1

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RS 4:1

TITLE 4. AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

§1. Unlawful to sell tickets for more than the price; total cost of tickets to be printed on each

A. All admission tickets to any athletic contest, dance, theater, concert, circus, or other amusement shall have the price paid for the ticket, excluding order processing and delivery charges, printed on the face of the ticket.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars.

C. Nothing shall prohibit the resale or offering for resale via the internet of an admission ticket, at any price, to an athletic contest, dance, theater, concert, circus, or other amusement, if the ticket is resold or offered for resale through any website if such website's operator guarantees a full refund of the amount paid for the ticket under each of the following conditions:

(1)The ticketed event is canceled.

(2)The purchaser is denied admission to the ticketed event, unless such denial is due to the action or omission of the purchaser.

(3)The ticket is not delivered to the purchaser in the manner described on such website or pursuant to the delivery guarantee made by the reseller and such failure results in the purchaser's inability to attend the ticketed event.

D. A website operator's guarantee pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be posted on the operator's website and a prospective purchaser shall be directed to such guaranty before completion of the resale transaction.

E. A refund issued by a website operator pursuant to any of the conditions provided for in Subsection C of this Section shall include any servicing, handling, or processing fees unless such fees are declared nonrefundable under the terms of the guarantee.

F. The provisions of Subsection C of this Section shall not apply to:

(1)University sports event tickets specially allocated to Louisiana legislators.

(2)Student tickets issued by Louisiana universities for sporting events.

Acts 1988, No. 449, §1; Acts 1989, No. 589, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 466, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 2006, No. 238, §1; Acts 2022, No. 55, §1.