{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-237","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 237","heading":"","body":"(a) False imprisonment is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If the false imprisonment be effected by violence, menace, fraud, or deceit, it shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.\n(b) False imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult by use of violence, menace, fraud, or deceit shall be punishable as described in subdivision (f) of Section 368.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 8. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON [187. - 248.]","CHAPTER 8. False Imprisonment and Human Trafficking [236. - 237.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"28f3bc4dc397ac1478def9900c37f0704bb30ae55884d1e4bd5d101e3a865a93","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-236.15","next":"us-ca/pen-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}