San Diego Municipal Code § 57.07 Procurement or Sale of Transportation Tickets on Behalf of Another —

Regulated — Fees Chargeable

It shall be unlawful for any person to require, charge, make or receive, within the

corporate limits of The City of San Diego, for the procurement on behalf of another, by purchase or otherwise, of any ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation, issued by any railroad, parlor or sleeping car owner or operator, steamship company, air line or bus line, a fee or service charge or any payment or consideration for rendering such service in excess of $1.00 for the first transportation ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation or first parlor car or sleeping car reservation or passenger accommodation, or in excess of $1.00 for any additional transportation ticket or parlor car or sleeping car reservation or passenger accommodation over the established tariff charge or charges therefore. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to procure on behalf of another person, within the corporate limits of The City of San Diego by purchase or otherwise, any ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation, issued by any railroad, parlor or sleeping car owner or operator, steamship company, air line or bus line, with the intent, with respect to such other person, to require, charge, make or receive a service charge or any payment or consideration for rendering service in excess of the amount or amounts hereinabove specified in Section 57.07 over the established tariff charge or charges therefore. Proof of the making of a service charge or of the receipt of any payment or consideration, in connection with the procurement of such ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation, for such other person, in excess of the amount or amounts hereinabove specified in Section 57.07 over such established tariff charge or charges, shall be presumptive evidence of the intent mentioned in the next preceding Section. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, resell or cause to be resold, within the corporate limits of The City of San Diego, any ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation issued by any railroad, parlor or sleeping car owner or operator, steamship company, air line or bus line, as a price in excess of the amount or amounts hereinabove specified in Section 57.07 over the established tariff charge or charges therefore. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 5: Public Safety, Morals and Welfare (3-2024)

It shall be unlawful for any person to procure, within the corporate limits of The City of San Diego, by purchase or otherwise, any ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation, issued by any railroad, parlor or sleeping car owner or operator, steamship company, air line or bus line, with the intent to sell or resell the same, or cause the same to be sold or resold, at a price in excess of the amount or amounts hereinabove specified in Section 57.07 over the established tariff charge or charges therefore.

Proof of the sale or resale of such ticket, reservation or passenger accommodation or combination thereof at a price in excess of the amount or amounts hereinabove specified in Section 57.07 over such established tariff charge or charges shall be presumptive evidence of the intent mentioned in the next preceding Section. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

The term “person” as used in this Section includes any officer or employee of a corporation or a member or employee of a partnership who as such officer, member or employee, is responsible for the act in respect of which the violation occurs. The term “established tariff charge” shall be the charge set forth in the tariff as published and filed by the railroad, parlor or sleeping car owner or operator, steamship company, air line or bus line involved. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

The person responsible for the management of each travel agency and hotel operating within the corporate limits of The City of San Diego, shall cause a copy of this Section and these Subsections to be posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises of the agency or hotel for the information of patrons, guests and members of the public at large. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S., contained in O–2846 N.S. adopted 3–31–1944.)

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 5: Public Safety, Morals and Welfare (3-2024)

This law shall not apply to tickets, reservations or passenger accommodations:

(a) To or from places outside of the continental United States and Canada,
excluding Alaska; nor

(b) To existing written contracts between any travel agency with corporations,
firms or government agencies covering tourist or travel services.
(Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S., contained in O–2846 N.S. adopted 3–31–1944.)