Existing law regulates the business of ticket sellers. Existing law requires a ticket seller to have a permanent business address from which tickets may only be sold and that the address be included in any advertisement or solicitation. Existing law requires that a ticket seller be duly licensed as required by any local jurisdiction. Existing law provides that a violation of these business address and licensure provisions constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding $2,500, or by both. Existing law makes any person who engages, has engaged, or proposes to engage in a violation of the above-described provisions liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, and authorizes the civil penalty to be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney, as specified.
This bill would increase the civil penalty amount, as described above, to $5,000. The bill would additionally authorize a county counsel to bring an action, as described above.