Is Cal. Penal Code § 653z — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses still in force?

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Cal. Penal Code § 653z — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses

Cal. Penal Code § 653z

Type: Statute
Source: California Penal Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2010-09-27
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 653z — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Every person who operates a recording device in a motion picture theater while a motion picture is being exhibited, for the purpose of recording a theatrical motion picture and without the express written authority of the owner of the motion picture theater, is guilty of a public offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Recording device” means a photographic, digital or video camera, or other audio or video recording device capable of recording the sounds and images of a motion picture or any portion of a motion picture.

(2) “Motion picture theater” means a theater or other premises in which a motion picture is exhibited.