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Iowa · Through Iowa Code 2026 edition

Iowa Code § 710.7: False imprisonment.

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  1. Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
  2. Chapter 710 - KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES

A person commits false imprisonment when, having no reasonable belief that the person has any right or authority to do so, the person intentionally confines another against the other’s will. A person is confined when the person’s freedom to move about is substantially restricted by force, threat, or deception. False imprisonment is a serious misdemeanor.

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