3009 Whether a party instituting a criminal proceeding acted reasonably in investigating the facts and whether it knew what crime it believed to have been committed were not relevant in determining whether it had probable cause to institute the proceeding; the penal code section giving amusement park security personnel limited immunity from liability requires reasonable conduct in addition to probable cause.CitationECKER v RAGING WATERS (Wet Videographer) 87 CA4 1320 [See: PenC 490.6; Sheldon Appel v Albert & Oliker 47 C3 863; Downey Venture v LMI 66 CA4 478, T/AT 10/98; Hufstedler v Superior Court 42 CA4 55, T/AT 3/96; Puryear v Golden Bear 66 CA4 1188, T/AT 10/98]
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