An Act to Prohibit
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0913
Committee Amendment CA_A_S308 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "fr" to S.P. 403, L.D. 913, "An Act to Prohibit 
Ticket Sellers from Prohibiting the Transfe1· of Tickets to Third Parties" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
1An Act to Amend the Law Regulating the Resale of Tickets' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
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'Sec. 1. 8 MRSA c, 37t as amended, is amended to read: 
CHAPTER37 
SALE AND RESALE OF TICKETS 
§1301. Resale Sale and resale of tickets 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings, 
A. 
11Ente1tainment event" means an event for which a ticket has been purchased. 
including. but not limited to. a performance, conce11, exhibit, game or contest. 
A-1. "Bot" means any program, device 01· software designed to circumvent security 
measures or access controls on a ticket sales platform to obtain tickets. 
B, "Plaoe of entertaiflmeat" meaas a faeility used to host an entertainment e•,•ent 
including, but not limited to, a theatel', stadh1m1 arena, racetrack, museum or 
amusement park. 
B-1, "Mandat01y fee" means a fee or charge required as part of the adve1tised price of 
a ticket. including. but not limited to, a service fee or convenience fee, 
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B-2. "Service fee" means an additional fee added to the total price of a ticket to pay 
for administrative costs. including. but not limited to. ticket software, credit card 
prncessing and venue fees. 
B-3. "Speculative ticket" means a ticket not in the actual or constrnctive possession of 
the ticket reseller at the time the ticket is listed for resale. 
C. "Ticket" means documentation of a right to attend an ente1tainment event. 
C-1. "Ticket issuer" means a person or entity that issues tickets for original sale, 
including, but not limited to. musicians or theil' agents. venues, promoters, theater 
companies and marketplaces for initial purchases. "Ticket issue1·
does not include a 
nonprofit corporation as defined in Title 13-B. section I 02. subsection 9. 
D. 
11Ticket reseller" means a business entity whose primary business is the sale or 
resale of tickets. "Ticket reseller" does not include any of the follmving: a nonprofit 
corporntion as defined in Title 13-B, section l 02. subsection 9. 
(1) A nonprofit eorporation as defined in Title 13 B, section 102, subseetiolt-9t-er 
(2) A place of entertainment that engages in the sale or resale of tickets to 
enteitainment 011ents at the place of entertainment. 
E. "Total price" means the maximum total of all fees or charges a consumer must pay 
for a ticket. except that shipping charges and government cha1·ges may be excluded. 
F. 
11Venue
means a place of entertainment used to host an ente1tainment event, 
including, but not limited to, a theater. stadium, arena, racetrnck. museum 01· 
amusement park. 
1-A. Required ticket disclosures. A ticket reseller or ticket issuer adve1tising. 
offering for sale. selling or reselling a ticket shall: 
A. Clearly and conspicuously disclose the total price of the ticket, including all 
mandato1y fees, whenever the price is adve1tised or displayed: 
B. Display the total price of the ticket more prominently than other pricing information 
in all adve1tisements. offers or displays: 
C. Provide a complete itemization of the total price of the ticket that includes the 
nature, purpose and amount of any mandatory fee in a font size smaller .than that of the 
total price; and 
D. Clearly and conspicuously disclose to the consumer at the time of purchase the seat 
number or section at the venue associated with the ticket. 
2. Refunds required, A ticket reseller that engages in the 1·esale of a ticket in the 
State to a place of entertainment venue shall, upon the request of the c--:.-1stomer consumer, 
refund the amount paid by the customei:' consumer for the ticket in any of the following 
circumstances: 
A. The ente1tainment event is cancelled; 
B. The ticket is not accepted by the entit:y venue holding the entertainment event 
because it is counterfeit 01· does not conform with the requirements established by the 
entity ~ 
holding the entertainment event or was never inventoried by the ticket 
issuer or recognized at the venue as valid; 
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C. The ticket is cancelled by the eRttey venue holding the entertainment event for any 
reason; e¥ 
D. The person who purchased the tielEet consumer does not receive the ticket in time 
to attend the ente11ainment event • .:_ru: 
E. The ticket reseller made a material misrepresentation relating to the sale of the 
ticket. 
A person operating a venue shall p1·ovide a person holding a counterfeit. duplicate or 
otherwise invalid ticket pul'chased from a ticket reseller the contact information for the 
Office of the Attomey General. 
This subsection does not prevent a ticket issuer from setting limits on maximum ticket 
purchases or enforcing terms and conditions. For the purposes of this subsection, a ticket 
to an entertainment event is deemed a license, 
2"A, Prohibited practices, A ticket reseller or ticket issuer may not: 
A. Misrepresent any fee or charge associated with a ticket in any advertisement, offer 
01· display; 
B. Exclude a mandatory fee from the advertised price of a ticket without clearly and 
conspicuously disclosing the nature, purpose and amount of the mandatory fee prior to 
a consumer's consenting to pay for the ticket: 
C. 
Sell or offer to sell or resell more than one copy of the same ticket to an 
entertainment event: 
D. Sell speculative tickets: 
E. 
Use deceptive website addresses or imply endorsement or ownership of any 
intellectual property of the venue 01· artist without explicit written authorization of the 
venue or a11ist; 
F. Circumvent Intemet sales limitations using bots or similar tools; or 
G. Charge more than 10% of the total price of the original ticket, including taxes and 
fees, for the service of providing a ma1·ketplace for the resale of a ticket. 
2-B. Enfol'cement. The Attorney General shall enforce this section. 
3, Penalty, Violation of this section is an unfair trade practice as prohibited by Title 
5, section 207 .' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. It amends the laws goveming 
the resale of tickets to include prnctices that regulate price disclosures and the refund of 
tickets. The amendment includes consumer protections, including the prohibition of 
speculative ticket sales and the use of deceptive website addresses and bots to circumvent 
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COMMITIEEAMENDMENT"A" to S.P. 403, L.D. 913 { $-3t:,f;\ 
on line sales limitations. The amendment imposes a price cap on the resale of tickets. The 
amendment requires enforcement by the Attorney General. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24/25 L-RL-
LD913 
LR 1184(02) 
Au Act to Prohibit Ticket Sellers from Prohibiting the Transfer of Tickets to Third Parties 
' Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "J { 5-J:;t:ri '"'\ 
Committee: Housing and Economic Development 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to enforce the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. 
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