§ 17-36. False imprisonment.  


Latest version.
  • False imprisonment is the intentional confinement or detention of another, without his consent and without proper legal authority.

    Whoever commits the crime of false imprisonment shall be punished as provided in section 1-8 of this Code.

(Ord. of 10-25-73, § 7, Art. 27)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 14:46.