New Jersey § 56:8-34
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 56:8-34, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56:8-34.
a. No person shall resell or purchase with the intent to resell any ticket, in or
on any street, highway, driveway, sidewalk, parking area, or common area owned by
a place of entertainment in this State, or any other area adjacent to or in the vicinity
of any place of entertainment in this State as determined by the director; except
that a person may resell, in an area which may be designated by a place of entertainment
in this State, any ticket or tickets originally purchased for his own personal or
family use at no greater than the lawful price permitted under P.L.1983, c. 135 ( C.56:8-26 et seq. ) . b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any reseller or ticket resale website
shall guarantee to each purchaser of resold tickets that the reseller or ticket resale
website will provide a full refund of the amount paid by the purchaser, including,
but not limited to, all fees, regardless of how characterized, if any of the following
occurs : (1) the event for which that ticket has been resold is cancelled, provided that if
the event is cancelled, then actual handling and delivery fees need not be refunded
as long as that previously disclosed guarantee specifies that those fees will not
be refunded; or (2) the ticket received by the purchaser does not grant the purchaser admission to
the event described on the ticket, for reasons that may include, but are not limited
to, that the ticket is counterfeit, the ticket has been cancelled by the ticket issuer
due to non-payment, or the event described on the ticket was cancelled for any reason
prior to purchase of the resold ticket, unless the ticket is cancelled due to an act
or omission by that purchaser. c. (1) No reseller shall employ a tentative ticket policy whereby the reseller sells
tickets that are not in the reseller's possession at the time of sale, unless that
policy is disclosed to a ticket purchaser at the outset of the transaction. That disclosure shall include an approximate delivery date and the number of tickets
that are guaranteed together, including the zone or section number. If the reseller is unsuccessful in securing those tickets, the reseller shall refund
any deposit made by a purchaser of those tickets within 10 days after the event. (2) A reseller shall not sell a ticket for the same seat to more than one person at
the same time. d. No person shall use or cause to be used any means, method or technology that is
designed, intended or functions to disguise the identity of the purchaser with the
purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase a quantity of tickets to a place of
entertainment in excess of authorized limits established by a ticket issuer. e. No person shall use or cause to be used software, or any other technology or device,
that is designed, intended or functions to interfere with a computer, computer network,
or computer system, or any part thereof, for the purpose of purchasing or attempting
to purchase or obtain access to a quantity of tickets to a place of entertainment
in excess of authorized limits established by a ticket issuer, or that is designed,
intended or functions to circumvent or disable any access control systems, electronic
queues, waiting periods or other sales volume limitation systems to ensure the equitable
distribution of tickets instituted on the website of the ticket issuer.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 56:8-34
What does New Jersey Statutes § 56:8-34 cover?
Section 56:8-34 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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