2020 Code of Alabama :: Title 6 - Civil Practice. :: Chapter 5 - Actions. :: Article 10 - False Imprisonment. :: Section 6-5-170 - Definition. (2024)

Universal Citation: AL Code § 6-5-170 (2020)

Section 6-5-170

Definition.

False imprisonment consists in the unlawful detention of the person of another for any length of time whereby he is deprived of his personal liberty.

(Code 1907, §4238; Code 1923, §7967; Code 1940, T. 7, §962.)

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2020 Code of Alabama :: Title 6 - Civil Practice. :: Chapter 5 - Actions. :: Article 10 - False Imprisonment. :: Section 6-5-170 - Definition. (2024)
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