Sec. 2.5. (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;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-33-6-2.5

  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(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:

(A) be reasonable; and

(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.