AB 1832, as introduced, Ian Calderon. Ticket sellers: equitable online ticket buying process: sale or use of circumventing software.
Existing law provides that a person who intentionally uses or sells software to circumvent a security control or measure on a ticket seller’s Internet Web site that is used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would remove the limitation that the software be used to circumvent a security control or measure on the ticket seller’s Internet Web site.
By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandate local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 22505.5 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
Notwithstanding Section 22503.5, 22503.6, 22504,
4or 22511, a person who intentionally uses or sells software to
5circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other
6control or measurebegin delete on a ticket seller’s Internet Web siteend delete that is
7used to ensure an equitable ticket buying process is guilty of a
8misdemeanor.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
10Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
11the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
12district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
13infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
14for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
15the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
16the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
17Constitution.
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