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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-466.5

in effect

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Event" means any professional concert, live entertainment event, professional sporting or athletic event, or professional theatrical production open to the public for which tickets are ordinarily sold. "Internet ticketing platform" means a marketplace or exchange that enables consumers to purchase and sell tickets to events. "Operator" means a person or subsidiary thereof that owns, operates, or controls a place of entertainment. "Primary ticket provider" means a provider of ticketing services, or an agent of such provider, that engages in the original sale of tickets for an event. "Purchaser" means an individual who purchases a ticket to an event. "Resale" means the sale of a ticket other than the original sale of a ticket by a primary ticket provider. "Reseller" means a person that sells or offers to sell tickets for resale. "Rights holder" means any person or entity that has the initial ownership rights to sell a ticket to an event for which tickets for entry by the public are required and does not include a primary ticket provider unless the primary ticket provider is also the rights holder. "URL" means the Uniform Resource Locator associated with an online website. 2017, cc. 261 , 268 ; 2023, cc. 304 , 305 .

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-466.5/Fetched: 10/16/2026