Criminal law false imprisonment

The main difference between false imprisonment and kidnapping is the fact that in kidnapping, the victim is removed from one place and brought to another.
Unlawful restraint of one person’s physical liberty by another. false imprisonment.

False imprisonment is the wrongful detention of a person without that persons consent.
The detention does not have to involve physical force.
What Actions Constitute False Imprisonment.
It can involve a threat of physical force or the apprehension of harm for failure to remain in a specific location.

The crime is punishable by up to two years in state prison.
But false imprisonment, pursuant to this statute, gets charged as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the defendant voluntarily released the “victim,” without injury, to a safe place prior to an arrest.
A Class 1 misdemeanor is punishable by up to six months in jail.