2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 23 - Offenses Affecting Trade, Business and Professions.
97-23-97 - Scalping of admission tickets at college events held on state property.
§ 97-23-97. Scalping of admission tickets at college events held on state property.
It shall be unlawful for any admission ticket to any athletic contest of any college or university of the State of Mississippi or for any admission ticket to any entertainment event held on state property to be sold for a price in excess of the price printed on the face of the ticket.
It shall be unlawful to sell any such admission tickets at any place or in any manner except at such places and in such manner as designated by the proper authorities issuing such tickets.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a private individual from selling tickets bought for personal use at a price not to exceed the price on the face of the ticket.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
Sources: Laws, 1990, ch. 342, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1990.
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