New Jersey § 56:8-26
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 56:8-26, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56:8-26.
As used in this act: a. “ Director ” means the director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law
and Public Safety. b. “ Division ” means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. c. “ Person ” means corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and
joint stock companies as well as individuals. d. “ Place of entertainment ” means any privately or publicly owned and operated entertainment facility within
this State, such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, racetrack or other place where
performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held and for which an entry
fee is charged. e. “ Ticket ” means any physical, electronic, or other evidence that the possessor of that evidence has a license to enter a place of entertainment for one or more events at the place of entertainment, at the date and time or dates
and times specified on the ticket, subject to the terms and conditions specified by
the ticket issuer . f. “ Ticket broker ” means any person situated in and operating in this State who is involved in the
business of reselling tickets of admission to places of entertainment and who charges
a premium in excess of the price, plus taxes, printed on the tickets. For the purposes of P.L.1983, c. 135 ( C.56:8-26 et seq. ) , the term “ticket broker” shall not include an individual not regularly engaged in
the business of reselling tickets, who resells less than 30 tickets during any one-year
period, and who obtained the tickets for his own use, or the use of his family, friends,
or acquaintances. g. “ Resale ” means a sale by a person other than the owner or operator of a place of entertainment
or of the entertainment event or an agent of any such person. Resale shall not include the first sale or distribution of a ticket by a ticket issuer. h. “ Resell ” means to offer for resale or to consummate a resale. i. “ Digger ” means a person temporarily hired for the purpose of securing tickets by intimidating
a purchaser waiting in line to procure event tickets. j. “ Reseller ” means any person, other than a ticket issuer or ticket resale website, who resells
a ticket. k. “ Ticket issuer ” means any person, other than a ticket resale website or reseller, that makes tickets
available, directly or indirectly, to the general public, and may include, as applicable,
the owner or operator of a place of entertainment, the producer or promoter of an
event, a sports team or sports league of teams, a theater company, musical group or
similar participant in an event, or an agent for any such person. l . “ Ticket resale website ” means an online platform that provides a forum for the buying and selling of tickets,
but does not include a ticket broker, ticket issuer, reseller, or place of entertainment.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 56:8-26
What does New Jersey Statutes § 56:8-26 cover?
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