§ 1741. Short title--Unlawful Use of a Recording Device Act--Definitions--Violations--Penalties...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 21. Crimes and Punishments
21 Okl.St.Ann. § 1741
§ 1741. Short title--Unlawful Use of a Recording Device Act--Definitions--Violations--Penalties--Liability--Exclusions--Other laws
C. Any person, where a motion picture is being exhibited, who knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device without the consent of the owner or lessee of the facility and of the licensor of the motion picture being exhibited shall be guilty of unlawful use of a recording device and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, by a fine not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
D. The owner or lessee of a facility where a motion picture is being exhibited, or the authorized agent or employee of said owner or lessee, or the licensor of the motion picture being exhibited or the licensor's agent or employee, who alerts law enforcement authorities of an alleged violation of this section shall not be liable in any civil action arising out of measures taken in good faith by said owner, lessee, licensor, agent or employee to detain, identify, or collect evidence from a person believed to have violated this section while awaiting the arrival of law enforcement authorities, unless the plaintiff can show by clear and convincing evidence that the measures were manifestly unreasonable or the period of detention was unreasonably long.
E. This act shall not prevent any lawfully authorized investigative, law enforcement protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent, of the state or federal government, from operating any audiovisual recording device in any facility where a motion picture is being exhibited, as part of lawfully authorized investigative, protective, law enforcement, or intelligence gathering activities.
Credits
Laws 2004, c. 122, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004.
Chapters 56 through 60 appear in this volume
21 Okl. St. Ann. § 1741, OK ST T. 21 § 1741
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 347 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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