Scalping of tickets to public events.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 19-2
in effectSec. 19-2. - Scalping of tickets to public events.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to resell for profit any ticket for admission to any sporting event, theatrical production, lecture, motion picture or any other event open to the public for which tickets are ordinarily sold, except for religious, charitable or educational organizations where all or a portion of the admission price reverts to the sponsoring group and the resale for profit of such ticket is authorized by the sponsor of the event and the manager or owner of the facility in which the event is being held. This section shall not apply to any resale of a ticket that occurs on the Internet.
(b) Any person violating Subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Code 1993, § 20-2; Code 2004, § 66-2; Code 2015, § 19-2; Code 2020, § 19-2)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH19OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S19-2SCTIPUEVFetched: 11/8/2026