Online Resales Manual

• File a Notice of Prohibition with us (and pay a fee).

• Post the Notice on its website in a prominent place.

• If there’s a primary ticket seller for the event other than the venue, then that seller also has to post the Notice on its website.

• Certain people who offer to re-sell or who do re-sell tickets have to comply with requirements of the NC Department of Revenue.

Does the law ban resale of student sports event tickets that are issued by NC colleges, universities, and community colleges?

Yes, the law does ban resale of student sports event tickets issued by colleges, etc. However, that ban is not part of the law our Department implements so we can’t answer questions about it.

What is a venue?

A venue is where the event is to take place. If the venue is not itself an entity established by law, the corporation, governmental unit, or other entity may file the Notice of Prohibition on its behalf.

We’d like to file a blanket notice banning all higher price ticket resales for events at our venue. Can we do that?

No, you can’t do that. The law doesn’t allow blanket notices for all events at a venue. Instead, you have to file a separate notice for each specific event at the venue.

Can we file a single-notice for a multi-part event? An example of a multi-part event would be a sports tournament like the ACC Tournament or the MidSouth Regional. Can we file a single notice for the whole tournament?

The law doesn’t include a definition of “event”. We don’t enforce this law or have any authority to interpret it. So, we can’t answer this question. You may want to consult with an attorney for help figuring out what the law means.

We want to ban ticket sales at an event at our venue. What do we have to do?

You have to:

• Download the Notice of Prohibition from our website.

• Complete the form.

• Mail or deliver 3 things to us at the address at the end of these FAQs. The 3 things are:
1. The completed form