A new application on Facebook that allows students to sell tickets directly through the Web site could conflict with the University’s policy on scalping student tickets.

Carolyn Daniel, corporate manager of TicketLeap, said the company launched the application last week as a way for users to sell tickets to their Facebook events, such as theatrical performances and social functions.

“The ‘Ticketing’ application is designed to help increase campus activity,” Daniel wrote in an e-mail to The Red & Black. “It is a global application. It works well for college students, but it also works for other people.”

Although the application does not have the ability to sell tickets to outside events such as football games, Daniel said TicketLeap would try to accommodate the needs of its customers. She said they would look into expanding the application.

However, the University has strict guidelines against student ticket scalping and forbids reselling tickets at a price higher than face value.

The student ticket policy states purchasing student tickets is not a right. Thus, “students who are turned in for scalping tickets will lose the privilege of buying football tickets for all future events.”

The policy also warns students not to sell tickets to anyone who is not a University student.

Brandon Frye, of the Office of Judicial Programs, said he has not seen any cases regarding ticket scalping during his time as assistant dean of students in the past year and a half. Instead, he said most of the complaints he deals with stem from entry into athletic events.

The University Code of Conduct has regulations against “misuse of any University document, record, or instrument of identification.” Violators face sanctions, including probation, community service, restrictions, reprimand, restitution, suspension or expulsion.

Although the University prohibits scalping student tickets, the only methods for catching violators are tips and information provided by other students.

University Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said preventing ticket scalping is not high on his department’s priority list. State laws recently have changed, making it legal to sell tickets for a profit, he said.

“(The police) are not going to deal with these issues unless the people are creating some type of disturbance,” Williamson said in reference to students scalping tickets. “If you are the original owner, then you can sell the ticket for any price as long as you are not within 1,500 feet of the venue.”

Still, Williamson warned the University community to be on guard for counterfeit tickets and money on gameday.

“If someone offers you four Georgia-Auburn tickets this weekend for $25 dollars, it’s probably too good to be true,” Williamson said. “That is a big problem for us.”

Katy Bowers, president of the Student Government Association, said the University could stop ticket scalping by offering more tickets to students.

“I think that there are proposals they can look at that would work on getting rid of scalping and getting students more tickets,” Bowers said. “Students aren’t going to sell tickets to a freshman if all students get tickets to the games.”

Bowers said SGA is working on a proposal to ensure students get football tickets if they want to go to the game. She said the number of student ticket requests represents less than 25 percent of the stadium seating.

“We understand that there are a lot of constituencies at the University of Georgia, but we’re asking that they start with the innermost one, and that’s the students,” Bowers said.