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  • (1) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection in the Department of Commerce.
  • (2) "Event" means a single, specific occurrence of one of the following, that takes place at a venue:
    • (a) a concert;
    • (b) a game;
    • (c) a performance;
    • (d) a show; or
    • (e) an occasion similar to the occasions described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d).
  • (3) "Exempt entity" means:
    • (a) a Division I college postseason basketball tournament;
    • (b) a nonprofit organization that:
      • (i) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code;
      • (ii) is domiciled in the state; and
      • (iii) produces an annual international film festival in the state; or
    • (c) a public or private postsecondary institution that is located in the state.
  • (4) "Restricted ticket" means a ticket to an event that is subject to a restriction that prohibits the purchaser from reselling or otherwise transferring the ticket by any lawful method.
  • (5) "Transferrable ticket" means a ticket to an event that a person issues using a delivery method that enables the purchaser to lawfully resell the ticket independent of the person who issued the ticket or the person's agent or operator.
  • (6)
    • (a) "Venue" means real property located in the state where one or more persons host a concert, game, performance, show, or similar occasion.
    • (b) "Venue" includes an arena, a stadium, a theater, a concert hall, an amphitheater, a fairground, a club, a convention center, a public assembly facility, or a mass gathering location.
  • (7) "Venue operator" means a person who operates a venue.




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