N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 23.01: Legislative findings and declaration of policy

§ 23.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The

legislature hereby finds and declares that:

1. The maintenance and well-being of the legitimate theatre in this

state is essential to the cultural, moral and artistic well-being of the

people of the state.

2. It is hereby determined and declared that the promotion and

financing of theatrical productions, as defined in this article, are

matters affected with a public interest and subject to the supervision

of the state for the purpose of safeguarding investors and other members

of the public against fraud, fraudulent accountings, financial

misconduct, exorbitant rates and similar abuses.

3. It is further determined and declared that the integrity of box

office operations as they relate to the allocation, distribution and

advance sale of tickets to the public for theatrical productions,

concerts, sporting events or other events, as defined herein, is a

matter affected with a public interest and subject to the supervision of

the state for the purpose of safeguarding ticket purchasers against

practices which lead to charges beyond the premium permitted by law for

tickets to such events, to the inability of such purchasers to obtain an

exchange of tickets or refund following the nonperformance of the event

for which tickets were purchased in advance, and to other similar

abuses.