§ 11-65-2. Unlawful operation of a recording device.
(a) Any person who knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device
in a motion picture theater, while a motion picture is being exhibited with the intention
of recording the movie or picture being played, and without the consent of the motion
picture theater owner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A person found guilty of the crime of unlawful operation of a recording device shall
be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or both.
(c)
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§ 11-65-2. Unlawful operation of a recording device.
(a) Any person who knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device
in a motion picture theater, while a motion picture is being exhibited with the intention
of recording the movie or picture being played, and without the consent of the motion
picture theater owner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A person found guilty of the crime of unlawful operation of a recording device shall
be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), or both.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of an audiovisual
recording function of a device by any authorized employee or agent of a local, state
or federal law enforcement agency while such employee or agent is engaged in authorized
investigative, protective, law enforcement or intelligence gathering activities.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution of a person under any other provision
of the general statutes.
(e) Any person reasonably believed to have committed or to be committing the crime of
unlawful operation of a recording device as defined in § 11-65-2 shall be subject to detention by a police officer in accordance with § 12-7-1.