The New York City Council - File #: Int 0930-2018

• File #: Int 0930-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Disclosure of service fee charges associated with tickets to entertainment events in NYC.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 5/23/2018
• In control: Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
• On agenda: 5/23/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of service fee charges associated with tickets to entertainment events in New York city
• Sponsors: Justin L. Brannan, Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Carlos Menchaca, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Mark Levine, Keith Powers , Kalman Yeger , James G. Van Bramer, Robert F. Holden, Rory I. Lancman, Carlina Rivera

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/23/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 930

By Council Members Brannan, Espinal, Menchaca, Cornegy, Levine, Powers, Yeger, Van Bramer, Holden, Lancman and Rivera

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the disclosure of service fee charges associated with tickets to entertainment events in New York city
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 20 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER 20
DISCLOSURE OF TICKET SERVICE FEES
? 20-828 Definitions.
? 20-829 Service fee disclosure.
? 20-830 Penalties.

? 20-828 Definitions. As used in this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Event. The term "event" means all forms of entertainment at places of entertainment, including, but not limited to, musical performances, concerts and sporting or athletic events that take place in the city.
Operator. The term "operator" means any person or agent of a person who owns, leases, operates or controls a place of entertainment or who promotes or produces an event to be held at a place of entertainment in the city.
Place of entertainment. The term "place of entertainment" means any privately or publicly owned, leased or operated location in the city, including, but not limited to, a theater, stadium, arena, racetrack, museum, amusement park or other place where a performance, concert, athletic game or contest is held and for which an entry fee is charged.
Service fee. The term "service fee" means all dollar amounts, except taxes, added to the price of a ticket by an operator at the time of sale, including, but not limited to, fees for processing transactions, maintaining facilities, reselling tickets and delivering tickets.
Ticket. The term "ticket" means a license, issued by an operator, for admission to a place of entertainment a...