California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §22505.5: (a) Notwithstanding Section 22503.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to intentionally use or sell software or services to circumvent security measures or access controls designed to ensure fair ticket purchasing, including ticket quantity limits.

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(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.

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