Section 25.27*2. Unlawful charges in connection with theatre tickets  


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  • 1. Any
      owner, operating  lessee,  operator,  manager,  treasurer  or  assistant
      treasurer of any theatre wherein public performances are held, or of any
      stadium,  arena,  garden  or  other  place of amusement showing sporting
      events, or his agent, representative, employee or  licensee  who,  if  a
      price  be  charged  for  admission  thereto, exacts, demands, accepts or
      receives, directly or indirectly, any premium or price in excess of  the
      regular  or  established  price or charge, plus lawful taxes, as printed
      upon the face of each ticket or other evidence of  the  right  of  entry
      thereto,  whether  designated  as price, gratuity or otherwise, shall be
      guilty of a misdemeanor. A conviction for each violation hereof shall be
      punishable  by  a  fine  not  to  exceed  five  hundred  dollars  or  by
      imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or both.
        2.  The  provisions  of  this  section shall also apply to the sale of
      theatre tickets and tickets for sporting events to persons  licensed  to
      resell  theatre tickets and tickets for sporting events, pursuant to the
      provisions of this article.
        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 his 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 Effective May 16, 2010