13-10b-301 - Detention of suspect by owner or employee. - Utah Statutes

13-10b-301. Detention of suspect by owner or employee.
(1) Any owner or employee who has probable cause to believe that an individual hasunlawfully recorded a motion picture under Section 13-10b-201 may detain the individual, on oroff the premises of the motion picture theater, in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable lengthof time to:
(a) make reasonable inquiry as to whether the individual has in his possession a devicethat 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 devicethat the employer or employee has reason to believe the individual may have used in violation ofSection 13-10b-201; and
(e) (i) inform a peace officer of the detention of the individual and surrender thatindividual 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 thisdetention and to surrender custody of the minor to the responding individual.
(2) An employer or employee may make a detention under Subsection (1) off thepremises of the motion picture theater only if the detention is pursuant to the immediate pursuitof the individual that the employer or employee has reason to believe has violated Section13-10b-201.

Enacted by Chapter 159, 2007 General Session