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California Penal Code § 236 PC defines false imprisonment as unlawfully restraining, detaining, or confining a person against his or her will. The crime can be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony and is punishable by up to three years in jail .
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California Code, Penal Code - PEN § 236. False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another. FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction.
Cal. PEN Code § 236 - 236. False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another. (Enacted 1872.)
(a) A person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services, is guilty of human trafficking and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 5, 8, or 12 years and a fine of not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
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