California Penal Code section §483:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Ticket Scalping.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 26002.5 of the Government Code and Sections 40180.5 and 99151 of the Public Utilities Code, any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that shall sell to another any ticket, pass, scrip, mileage or commutation book, coupon, or other instrument for passage on a common carrier, for the use of any person not entitled to use the same according to the terms thereof, or of the book or portion thereof from which it was detached, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.</font>
Added in 1979. Welcome to the wonderful empire of California. Think some heavy lobbying might have gotten this passed?
Now find me anyone that has been prosecuted under this statute... And note that it does not apply to buyers...
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[This message has been edited by Always Flyin (edited 11-01-2001).]