Bill would require event sellers to offer free paper tickets on request

Sellers of electronic tickets would provide a free paper ticket when a buyer asks. A large public event is held at an indoor or outdoor venue that can hold at least 5,000 people. The requirement would cover public and private entities selling electronic tickets. The seller would have to deliver the ticket or make it available for the buyer to print before the event.

The Attorney General would enforce the paper-ticket requirement, and a violating seller would face a civil penalty. The penalty would apply to a public or private entity that violated the paper-ticket requirement. The penalty would be $10 multiplied by the total number of tickets sold at the event where the violation occurred. Collected penalties would go to the State Treasurer for distribution under the Nebraska Constitution.