City of Baltimore - File #: 13-0239

• File #: 13-0239
• Version: 0
• Name: Ticket Sales - Consumer Protections
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/3/2013
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/19/2013
• Enactment #: 13-157
• Title: Ticket Sales - Consumer Protections FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions that require ticket sellers to be licensed; authorizing operators of entertainment venues and their sales agents to impose charges or fees in addition to the established box office price, subject to certain limitations and required disclosures; modifying certain provisions that prohibit ticket “scalping”; repealing certain obsolescent provisions prohibiting street sales of tickets for certain events; defining various terms; imposing certain civil and criminal penalties; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related provisions; repealing certain obsolete provisions; and generally relating to the sale and resale of tickets for admission to entertainment venues in Baltimore City.
• Sponsors: Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, President Young
• Indexes: Consumer Affairs, Protective Measures, Ticket Sale

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/19/2013	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
8/12/2013	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
7/15/2013	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
7/15/2013	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
6/17/2013	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/6/2013	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/6/2013	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/6/2013	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/6/2013	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/3/2013	0	City Council	Introduced
6/3/2013	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Stokes

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Ticket Sales - Consumer Protections

FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions that require ticket sellers to be licensed; authorizing operators of entertainment venues and their sales agents to impose charges or fees in addition to the established box office price, subject to certain limitations and required disclosures; modifying certain provisions that prohibit ticket “scalping”; repealing certain obsolescent provisions prohibiting street sales of tickets for certain events; defining various terms; imposing certain civil and criminal penalties; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related provisions; repealing certain obsolete provisions; and generally relating to the sale and resale of tickets for admission to entertainment venues in Baltimore City.
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BY repealing
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Subtitle 21 - Ticket Agencies
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Subtitle 55 - Ticket Sales
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 2 - Consumer Protections
Sections 16-1 through 16-18, to be under the new subtitle designation.
“Subtitle 16. Ticket Sales”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 1 - M...