Statutes | Title 24 MLBSA Chapter 1 Subchapter 3 Part B ยง 253 | 2018
(a) False imprisonment occurs when a person's freedom of movement has been intentionally and unlawfully restrained.
(b) A person is not liable for false imprisonment of another in the following circumstances:
(1) When making a lawful arrest
(2) When exercising judicial authority or carrying out the order of a court.
(3) When temporarily detaining a person where there is probable cause to believe such person is attempting to remove unpurchased goods or merchandise without intention of paying the purchase price.
(c) A false imprisonment establishes a cause of action for at least nominal damages. The plaintiff may also recover any other damages that he can show where proximately caused by false imprisonment.
Historical and Statutory Notes
Source: Band Statute 1144-MLC-5, T.II, §§6, 41.
Cross References
False arrest or unlawful restraint, criminal offenses, see 24 MLBSA §1108.