§ 23-33. Scalping tickets for public events.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to resell, for profit, any ticket for admission to any sporting event, theatrical production, lecture, motion picture or any other event open to the public for which tickets are ordinarily sold, except in the case of religious, charitable or educational organizations where all or a portion of the admission price reverts to the sponsoring group and the resale for profit of such ticket is authorized by the sponsor of the event and the manager or owner of the facility in which the event is being held.

    (b)

    Any violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.

    (Ord. No. 986, 9-17-79; Ord. No. 1755, 1-4-88; Ord. No. 2338, 6-13-95)

    State Law reference— Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-29.3.

(Ord. No. 986, 9-17-79; Ord. No. 1755, 1-4-88; Ord. No. 2338, 6-13-95)

State law reference

Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-29.3.