Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 266:143G: Persons detained for possible violation of Sec. 143F; defense to false imprisonment or false arrest action
What this law says, in plain English
This statute provides a legal defense to false arrest or false imprisonment lawsuits when someone is detained at a movie theater based on reasonable suspicion of violating section 143F, if the detention was reasonable in manner and duration.
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