Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 35-33-6-2.5 - Detention of person making unlawful recording(a) An owner or agent of a motion picture exhibition facility who has probable cause to believe that an unlawful recording under IC 35-46-8 has occurred or is occurring in the motion picture exhibition facility and who has probable cause to believe that a specific person has committed or is committing the unlawful recording may:(1) detain the person and request the person to provide identification;(2) verify the identification;(3) determine whether the person possesses at the time of detention an audiovisual recording device (as defined in IC 35-46-8-2);(4) confiscate any unauthorized copies of a motion picture or another audiovisual work; and(5) inform the appropriate law enforcement officer or agency that the person is being detained.(b) Detention under subsection (a):(1) must: (B) last only for a reasonable time; and(2) may not extend beyond the arrival of a law enforcement officer or two (2) hours, whichever occurs first.As added by P.L. 94-2005, SEC.2.