{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"236","citation":"Pen. Code, § 236","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking [236. - 237.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-1/title-8/chapter-8"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another.</p>","text":"False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/false-imprisonment-and-human-trafficking-236","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}