Instructions Resale Amusement Ticket Law (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Upon receipt of the original license, the licensor will

IX.

PROCEDURE - SUSPENSION AND

annotate it to reflect the change of address and return it

REVOCATION OF LICENSE.

to the licensee.

If after issuing a license a licensor receives evidence of any

of the following circumstances or finds other reason for

The licensee must prominently display the license at the

revoking or suspending the license, the licensor must mail

business location. The licensee must also prominently

written notification to the licensee stating the reasons for

display a price list showing the established price and the

the suspension or revocation.

price being charged for every ticket sold by the licensee.

(1) The license was obtained by fraud or misrepre-

The licensee must maintain a full and accurate record of all

sentation;

sales, including:

(2) The licensee made a misstatement on the appli-

(1) The price paid by the licensee for the ticket(s);

cation;

(2) The price received by the licensee for the ticket(s);

(3) The licensee has otherwise violated the provisions

and

of the Act or Department regulations.

(3) The name(s) and address(es) of the person(s) for

The licensor must also, upon receiving written request

from the applicant or licensee for an opportunity to

whom the licensee purchased the ticket(s).

respond, provide by mail five days’ notice of the time and

The records of the licensee must be available for inspec-

place of a hearing.

tion at all times.

Should the licensee not appear at the hearing or fail to

provide evidence contesting the license suspension or rev-

VI.

WHAT AMOUNTS MUST BE PRINTED ON

ocation, the license may be revoked or suspended for a

THE ADMISSION TICKET?

period of time determined by the licensor. When the

license is revoked, the licensee’s bond may be forfeited by

In addition to anything the owner of the business may

the licensor, and the licensee will be ineligible to hold a

have printed on the admission ticket, the following must

license for three years from the date of license revocation.

be separately and clearly printed on the face of the ticket:

(1) The established price of the ticket;

CRIMINAL PENALTIES

Upon summary conviction for a first-time offense, anyone

(2) The amount of the premium; and

violating the Act will be sentenced to pay a fine up to $300

(3) The amount of any lawful taxes.

and the cost of prosecution. If the first-time offender fails

to pay the fine, he will be subject to imprisonment for 30

days. The second or subsequent time an individual is con-

VII. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF

victed of violating the Act, he will be guilty of a

PREMIUM THAT MAY BE LEGALLY

misdemeanor of the second degree and will be sentenced

PRINTED ON THE TICKET?

to pay a fine up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to two

The premium printed on an admission ticket to a place of

years, or both. If a corporation, partnership or association

amusement may not exceed 25 percent of the established

violates the Act, any of its directors, members, agents or

employees with knowledge of the crime may be convicted

price of the admission ticket or $5 dollars, whichever is

of violation of the Act and subject to the penalties

larger.

described above. If the person violating the Act is a

licensee, the license may be suspended or revoked and

VIII.PROCEDURE - REFUSAL TO GRANT A

the person subject to the penalties described above.

LICENSE.

If a licensor refuses to grant or renew a license, the

XI.

DISPOSITION OF FEES AND BOND

licensor must, upon receiving written request from the

FORFEITURES.

applicant or licensee for an opportunity to respond,

All fees and monies accruing from the forfeiture of a bond

provide by mail five days’ notice of the time and place of

will be paid to the county or city treasurer, for use by the

a hearing.

county or city in which the license was issued.

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