698.01 Definitions
698.011 Online Sales
698.02 License Required
698.03 License Application
698.04 Bond Required
698.05 License Issuance; Fees; Posting
698.06 Operating Regulations
698.07 Misrepresentation; License Forfeiture
698.08 Complaint Investigation
698.09 License Suspension; Revocation; Appeal
698.99 Penalty
Statutory reference:
Power to regulate, RC 715.48
Power to regulate, RC 715.48
As used in this chapter:
(a) “Ticket broker” means any person, firm or corporation engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in tickets of admission, or any other evidence of right of entry to a theater, place of amusement or entertainment, or other place where public exhibitions, games, contests or performances are held within the City, at a price greater than the price printed on the ticket, or procuring or reserving theater or amusement admissions for a fee or compensation in addition to such box office price.
(b) “Engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of ticket broker” means the sale of two (2) or more tickets of admission or other evidence of right of entry to, or the procuring or reserving of two (2) or more admissions to any of the places of amusement set forth in the definition of ticket brokers, within any calendar year.
(Ord. No. 2092-99. Passed 3-27-00, eff. 4-6-00)
This chapter shall not apply to sales of tickets of admission to the places described in Section 698.01 that are made on the internet.
(Ord. No. 957-06. Passed 6-12-06, eff. 6-16-06)
Application for license as ticket broker shall be filed with the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses upon forms to be furnished by him or her. Such application shall contain the name and address of the applicant, and if a corporation the full and accurate corporate name, when and where incorporated, name of county where certificate has been filed and date of filing, principal place of business, full name and address of corporate officers, and if a partnership, the names and addresses of the members thereof, and if the applicant conducts business under a trade name, the full and complete trade name, and the name and address of the person or persons doing business under such trade name. Such application shall give the proposed location or locations where the business is to be carried on. The application must contain references of at least two (2) reputable residents of the City as to the character of the applicant and such other information as the Commissioner shall prescribe.
(Ord. No. 1290-A-43. Passed 10-22-45)
No license shall be issued unless and until the applicant has filed with the Director of Finance a bond of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be approved by the Director of Law as to form and surety, which bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful observance of the provisions of the ordinances of the City and laws of the State relating to the business of ticket broker or applicable thereto. Such bond shall contain a further provision that the applicant will pay all final judgments recovered against him or her by reason of any damage sustained on account of the violation of such ordinances or laws or because of any misrepresentation or deception which may have been practiced on the person securing such judgment by the licensee for or on account of the business so licensed. The bond shall further provide for continuing liability thereunder to the full amount thereof, notwithstanding any recovery thereon, and that the surety shall be obliged to give ten (10) days’ notice in writing to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses before cancellation.
(Ord. No. 1290-A-43. Passed 10-22-45)
Upon the posting of the bond required by Section 698.04 and payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year for the first or principal location and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year for each additional location, the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall issue a license. All such licenses shall be for the period of one (1) year and shall expire on August 31 next following the date of issuance and there shall be no rebate for any lesser time. Each license shall contain the name under which the business is to be conducted and the name of the person to whom issued. The license shall not be transferable and the business shall be conducted only at the location or locations specified in the license. The license shall be conspicuously exhibited upon the premises licensed thereunder.
(Ord. No. 1290-A-43. Passed 10-22-45)
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