N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 25.29: Unlawful charges in connection with tickets

* § 25.29. Unlawful charges in connection with tickets. 1. No operator

of any place of entertainment, or his or her agent, representative,

employee or licensee shall, if a price be charged for admission thereto,

exact, demand, accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any premium or

price in excess of the established price plus lawful taxes whether

designated as price, gratuity or otherwise; provided, however: (a)

nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit a reasonable

service charge by the operator or agents of the operator for special

services, including but not limited to, sales away from the box office,

credit card sales or delivery; and (b) nothing in this article shall be

construed to prohibit an operator or its agent from offering for initial

sale tickets by means of an auction.

2. A reasonable and actual cost for the physical delivery of tickets

may be charged by a seller or reseller based on the method of delivery

selected by the purchaser; provided, however, that no delivery fee shall

be charged by a seller or reseller for tickets delivered electronically

or tickets that may be printed independently by the purchaser.

3. In any prosecution under this section the attorney general shall

have concurrent jurisdiction with any district attorney and in any such

prosecution he or she or his or her deputy shall exercise all the powers

and perform all the duties which the district attorney would otherwise

be authorized to exercise or perform therein.

* NB Repealed July 1, 2027