§ 11-8. Disruption of commercial video or audio productions.

(a)

No person shall intentionally engage in conduct which disrupts and infringes upon the rights of motion picture and television crews to produce a commercial film or television taping, or audio or visual recording of any kind, on a public location.

(b)

Conduct that disrupts a production under subsection (a) includes, but is not limited to the following:

(1)

Creating or causing audible interference to the recording of sound that goes beyond constitutionally protected expression;

(2)

Interfering with the ability of a production to achieve consistent light levels by shining or reflecting light onto a set or at a camera or by utilizing some other artificial means to adversely affect lighting;

(3)

Interfering with the ingress or egress of production equipment or personnel;

(4)

The placement of any obstacles at any location where production is taking place.

(c)

The provisions of this section are not intended to apply to any conduct protected by federal or state law, including the right to peacefully and lawfully assemble and protest, or to any conduct of citizens lawfully engaged in their work, profession or employment.

(Ord. No. 98-9, §§ 1, 2, 4-21-98)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 98-9, §§ 1, 2, adopted Apr. 21, 1998, pertained to disruption of commercial video or audio productions. Such ordinance did not specify manner of codification; hence, inclusion of §§ 1, 2, as § 11-8 has been at the editor's discretion.