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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. IV, ch. 841
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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-101 Definitions.

Sec. 841-101. - Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. Event organizer means the entity or person that is organizing or in charge of conducting a ticketed event. Event venue means any part of the location, facility, or structure that a ticketed event for more than five hundred (500) people occurs. For purposes of this chapter, the following locations are specifically included: (1) Lucas Oil Stadium; (2) Conseco Fieldhouse; (3) Victory Field; (4) Hinkle Fieldhouse; (5) Murat Theatre at Old National Centre; (6) Indiana Convention Center; (7) Indiana State Fairgrounds; and (8) White River State Park. Face value means the value of a ticket as printed on the ticket itself, or, absent such a marking, the amount for which the ticket was authorized to be sold by the event organizer, plus up to an additional fifteen (15) percent of the value of the ticket. Repurchase means purchasing or offering to purchase a ticket or tickets for admission to a ticketed event on the day of the ticketed event within one (1) mile of the event venue. Resell means selling or offering to sell a ticket or tickets for admission to a ticketed event on the day of the ticketed event within one (1) mile of the event venue. Ticket means a document serving as evidence that the holder has paid admission or entitles the holder to admission. Ticket broker means a person to whom the license administrator has granted a license to resell or repurchase tickets. Ticketed event means an organized event open to the public and requiring a ticket for admission. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-102 License required.

Sec. 841-102. - License required. (a) It shall be unlawful to resell or repurchase tickets on public streets, sidewalks, or other public outdoor locations to a ticketed event within one (1) mile of the event venue without a license issued according to the provisions of this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful to resell or repurchase tickets on public streets, sidewalks, or other public outdoor locations to a ticketed event within one (1) mile of the event venue unless one (1) of the parties to the transaction is a licensed ticket broker. (c) A license shall not be required for any person reselling or repurchasing tickets under the following conditions: (1) That the person reselling or repurchasing the ticket has written authorization from the event organizer to do so; or (2) That all tickets were repurchased or resold for not more than the face value of the ticket. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-103 Application.

Sec. 841-103. - Application. In addition to the general requirements for license applications provided in Section 801-203 of the Code, each application shall contain the following information: (1) Applicant's residential street address; (2) Applicant's place of residence for the five (5) years immediately preceding the filing date of the application; (3) Applicant's date of birth, place of birth, race, sex, height, weight, eye color, and hair color; (4) Whether applicant is a United States citizen, and if not, the applicant's country of origin; (5) The date of judgment, court, and description of each conviction or pending charge for a misdemeanor or felony committed by the applicant; and (6) Such additional information as the license administrator deems necessary. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-104 Attachments to the application.

Sec. 841-104. - Attachments to the application. Each application shall be accompanied by the following: (1) Two (2) recent photographs of the applicant in a format prescribed by license administrator, designed to be easily attachable to the license; (2) A complete set of the applicant's fingerprints in a format prescribed by the license administrator; (3) A copy of the applicant's driver's license or state issued photographic identification card; (4) A copy of the applicant's limited criminal history from the Indiana State Police and from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, as provided by IC 5-2-5-5; and (5) Such additional items as the license administrator may deem necessary. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-105 Eligibility for license.

Sec. 841-105. - Eligibility for license. In addition to the general eligibility requirements identified in section 801-202 of the Code, the license administrator may deny a ticket broker license application for the following reasons: (1) The applicant has been convicted of a felony or a crime of dishonesty within the last five (5) years; or (2) The applicant has provided information to the license administrator that is false, incomplete, or misleading. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-108 Display of license during operation.

Sec. 841-108. - Display of license during operation. (a) The license administrator shall, upon issuing a ticket broker's license, provide the ticket broker with a laminated card, that has the ticket broker's photograph and the following information: (1) The title "Licensed Ticket Broker"; (2) The date the license is valid; (3) The licensee's full name; (4) An identification number unique to each licensee; (5) Instructions for reporting misconduct by the licensee; and (6) Any other content deemed necessary by the license administrator. (b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed ticket broker to engage in the resale or repurchase of tickets without clearly displaying the laminated card on his or her person. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-109 Operational requirements.

Sec. 841-109. - Operational requirements. A ticket broker may not resell or repurchase tickets to a ticketed venue except in accordance with the following provisions: (1) Tickets shall not be resold or repurchased within ten (10) feet of sidewalks where passage is restricted by construction activity; (2) Tickets shall not be resold or repurchased within ten (10) feet of a bus stop, taxi stand, sidewalk ramp intended to provide disability access or public entrance to a building; (3) Tickets shall not be resold to or repurchased from occupants in vehicles in traffic; (4) Tickets shall not be resold or repurchased in a manner that blocks, obstructs, or restricts the passage of pedestrians or vehicles in the lawful use of sidewalks or streets, ingress or egress to the abutting property, or interferes with the operation of any other vendor licensed under Title IV of this Code; and (5) A ticket broker shall not use a display stand, table, booth, chair, or sign other than a sign no larger than ten (10) inches by ten (10) inches that may be held or hung around a ticket broker's neck for the purchase, offering to purchase, sale or offering for sale of tickets. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-111 Right of inspection of tickets.

Sec. 841-111. - Right of inspection of tickets. It shall be unlawful for a ticket broker to refuse to provide any tickets in his or her possession to an officer of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department or a member of the department of business and neighborhood services division of construction and business services for the purposes of inspecting such tickets. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 841-112 Limited duration license required during special events.

Sec. 841-112. - Limited duration license required during special events. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a ticket broker who desires to engage in licensed activities during a special event shall be required to obtain a limited duration license as provided in chapter 986 of the Code. It shall be unlawful for a ticket broker to engage in the reselling or the repurchasing of tickets during a special event without first having obtained a limited duration license from the division of construction and business services. (G.O. 33, 2011, § 5; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH841TIBRFetched: 10/27/2026

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