New York Consolidated Laws, Arts and Cultural Affairs Law - ACA § 25.10. Ticket resale requirements

1. It shall be unlawful for a licensee or other ticket reseller to contract for the sale of tickets, contract to obtain tickets for another, or accept consideration for payment in full or for a deposit for the sale of tickets unless such licensee or other ticket reseller meets one or more of the following requirements:

2. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensee or other ticket reseller from accepting a deposit from a prospective purchaser for a resale pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision one of this section, provided that such licensee or other ticket reseller informs the purchaser in writing prior to receipt of consideration of the terms of the deposit agreement, and includes in the written notice the disclosures otherwise required by this section.  If a licensee or ticket reseller has entered into a contract with or received consideration from a prospective purchaser for the sale of a ticket or tickets and cannot supply such ticket or tickets at the contracted price or price range, such licensee or ticket reseller shall refund any monies paid by such prospective purchaser within ten business days of receipt of a request for a refund from such purchaser.

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to nullify, expand, restrict, or otherwise amend or modify now existing laws or regulations outside of this article, and nothing in this section shall be construed as making lawful any fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal act or practice that is unlawful pursuant to now existing laws or regulations.

4. The attorney general shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section in accordance with the powers granted to him or her by section sixty-three of the executive law.