(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:
- (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.