Any owner or employee who has probable cause to believe that an individual has unlawfully recorded a motion picture under Section 13-10b-201 may detain the individual, on or off the premises of the motion picture theater, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time to:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-10b-301
Motion picture theater: means a movie theater, screening room, or other venue that is being utilized primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture at the time of the commission of an offense under Section 13-10b-201. See Utah Code 13-10b-102
Owner or employee: means the owner or lessee of a motion picture theater, or the authorized agent or employee of the owner or lessee. See Utah Code 13-10b-102
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(a)
make reasonable inquiry as to whether the individual has in his possession a device that may reasonably be used in violation of Section 13-10b-201;
(b)
request identification;
(c)
verify the identification;
(d)
make a reasonable request of the individual to place or keep in full view any device that the employer or employee has reason to believe the individual may have used in violation of Section 13-10b-201; and
(e)
(i)
inform a peace officer of the detention of the individual and surrender that individual to the custody of a peace officer; or
(ii)
in the case of a minor, inform a peace officer, the parents, or the legal guardian of this detention and to surrender custody of the minor to the responding individual.
(2)
An employer or employee may make a detention under Subsection (1) off the premises of the motion picture theater only if the detention is pursuant to the immediate pursuit of the individual that the employer or employee has reason to believe has violated Section 13-10b-201.
