Leadership / 05.13.24

Maryland Governor Signs Ticketing Bill

Access Staff

Pollstar (05/09/24) Lind, J.R.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a comprehensive ticketing bill into state law on May 9 that will become effective July 1. The legislation, which is being held up as a model for state-level ticketing reform, bans speculative ticketing and makes resale platforms accountable for any spec tickets sold or listed on their site. There will be a $10,000 fine for the first infraction and $25,000 for each subsequent violation. The bill not only requires all-in pricing throughout the purchasing process, it also codifies that a ticket is a license and not property. Finally, the new law will direct the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office to conduct a review of the event ticket marketplace, which will assess everything from reselling activity to ticket costs in the primary versus reseller markets to problems consumers encounter on the resale market such as counterfeit tickets and the use of illegal bots to buy tickets for resale.

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Tags: Leadership , Resale