HB-5347, As Passed Senate, September 30, 2004                               

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5347

                                                                             A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

"The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 465a.                              

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1   Sec. 465a.  (1) A person who knowingly operates an                          

2   audiovisual recording function of a device in a theatrical                  

3   facility where a motion picture is being exhibited without the              

4   consent of the owner or lessee of that theatrical facility and of           

5   the licensor of the motion picture being exhibited is guilty of a           

6   crime as follows:                                                           

7       (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the                     

8   person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for            

9   not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or              

10  both.                                                                       

11      (b) If the person has 1 prior conviction for violating this                 

House Bill No. 5347 as amended September 29, 2004                           

1   subsection, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by                  

2   imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than           

3   $20,000.00, or both.                                                        

4       (c) If the person has 2 or more prior convictions for                       

5   violating this subsection, the person is guilty of a felony                 

6   punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of           

7   not more than $40,000.00, or both.                                          

8       (2) This section does not prevent any lawfully authorized                   

9   investigative, law enforcement, protective, or intelligence                 

10  gathering employee or agent, of this state or the United States,            

11  from operating the audiovisual recording function of a device in            

12  a theatrical facility where a motion picture is being exhibited             

13  as part of an investigative, protective, law enforcement, or                

14  intelligence-gathering activity.                                            

15      (3) This section does not prohibit a person from being                      

16  charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation             

17  of law that <<proscribes>> conduct described in this section and that       

18  provides a greater penalty.                                                 

19      (4) As used in this section:                                                

20      (a) "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of                

21  a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part of a            

22  motion picture by technological means.                                      

23      (b) "Theatrical facility" <<means a facility being used to exhibit a motion picture to the public, but>> does not include an individual's                   

24  residence or a retail establishment.

25      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect 90                    

26  days after the date it is enacted.