CHAPTER 8. UNLAWFUL RECORDING
IC 35-46-8
Chapter 8. Unlawful Recording
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Application
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a law enforcement officer
acting within the scope of the officer's employment.
As added by P.L.94-2005, SEC.6.
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"Audiovisual recording device"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "audiovisual recording device"
means:
(1) a digital or an analog photographic or video camera; or
(2) any other technology capable of enabling the recording or
transmission of a motion picture or other audiovisual work;
regardless of whether audiovisual recording is the sole or primary
purpose of the device.
As added by P.L.94-2005, SEC.6.
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"Motion picture exhibition facility"
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "motion picture exhibition
facility" means:
(1) an indoor or outdoor screening venue; or
(2) any other premises;
where motion pictures or other audiovisual works are shown to the
public for a charge, regardless of whether an admission fee is
charged.
(b) The term does not include a dwelling.
As added by P.L.94-2005, SEC.6.
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Unlawful recording; defense
Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses an
audiovisual recording device in a motion picture exhibition facility
with the intent to transmit or record a motion picture commits
unlawful recording, a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
accused person had the written permission of the motion picture
exhibition facility owner to transmit or record the motion picture.
As added by P.L.94-2005, SEC.6.
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Additional penalties
Sec. 5. In addition to a criminal penalty imposed for an offense
under this chapter, a court may order the forfeiture, destruction, or
other disposition of:
(1) all unauthorized copies of motion pictures or other
audiovisual works; and
(2) any audiovisual recording devices or other equipment used
in connection with the offense.
As added by P.L.94-2005, SEC.6.