CHAPTER 199

H.P. 593 - L.D. 834

An Act To Prevent Camcorder Piracy

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 17 MRSA c. 114, as amended, is further amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 114

DETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS

SUSPECTED OF STEALING

Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3521, as amended by PL 1989, c. 122, §1, is further amended to read:

§3521. Detention of certain persons suspected of stealing

A store or motion picture theater owner, manager or supervisor, or that person's designee, may detain on the premises in a reasonable manner and for a period of time not to exceed 1/2 hour any person as to whom there is probable cause to believe is unlawfully concealing merchandise or concealing part of or operating an audiovisual or audio recording function of any device in the motion picture theater while a motion picture is being exhibited, without the written consent of the motion picture theater owner. The purposes of detention shall be are: To to require the person being detained to provide identification;