What should I do if I was given a criminal trespass warning from a movie theatre because I bought a ticket for 1 movie but watched several others without buying additional tickets?

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What should I do if I was given a criminal trespass warning from a movie theatre because I bought a ticket for 1 movie but watched several others without buying additional tickets?

I was told that if I appear in that movie theatre again, I will be arrested for criminal trespassing. I am desperate to see a new movie that is released every month, and I just did not understand that watching another movie after buying a ticket is criminal trespassing and theft. I do not want to end up in jail just for being in a movie theatre to watch movies.

Asked on December 5, 2014 under Criminal Law, Texas

Answers:

B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 9 years ago | Contributor

Don't go back to this particular location to watch a movie.  You have been trespassed from this particular site because you basically stole a service.  If a manager or employee recognize you, then they will have you arrested for criminal trespass and it will result in a criminal charge on your record.  There is a chance that no one will remember you--- but there is also a chance that someone will.  So... the question is the need to see the new movie at this location worth the risk of being arrested?

A better alternative is to just see it at a different location.  Your warning was specific to this location--- it did not ban you from all movie theaters in the world. 


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