California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 21 — Ticket SellersSection 22505.5

(a) Notwithstanding Section 22503.5, 22503.6, 22504, or 22511, it shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally use or sell software or services to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other control or measure that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process for event attendees.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1)”Event attendee” means a person who purchases one or more tickets with the intent to attend the event for which the ticket or tickets are purchased. An event attendee does not include a ticket seller.

(2) “A control or measure that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process” includes limits on the number of tickets that a person can purchase.

Notes

Prohibits intentionally using or selling software or services to circumvent a security measure, access-control system, ticket-purchase limit, or other control used to ensure an equitable ticket-buying process for event attendees, notwithstanding the listed chapter exceptions. Defines an event attendee as a ticket purchaser intending to attend the event and expressly excludes ticket sellers from that definition.

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