Tampa False Imprisonment Lawyer

False Imprisonment

False Imprisonment occurs when the wrongdoer intentionally restrains a person resulting in confinement in a bounded area without justification or consent for however short a period of time.

False Imprisonment Examples:

• Wrongdoer makes a threat to hurt someone if victim leaves
• Robbers taking hostage bank customers and employees
• Parent with custody over child for the weekend refuses to return the child
• Unlawful warrantless arrest
• When a store owner detains a customer for failing to pay a bill or thinks customer is leaving the store without paying. However, it is important to note that the store owner has the right to detain a customer for a reasonable period of time to conduct a reasonable investigation if the store owner reasonably believes that the customer has done something wrong. This can be done right outside the store.

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