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This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
Nominal damages will be awarded to an individual who has suffered no actual damages in consequence to the illegal confinement. In cases where an injured offers proof of injuries suffered, s/he will be compensated with damages for physical injuries, mental suffering, and loss of earnings.
Florida was one of the first states to create a wrongful conviction compensation framework, passing the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act in 2008. The act allows eligible exonerees to receive $50,000 for each year they were wrongfully incarcerated.
SECTION 02False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances. (1)(a) The term “false imprisonment” means forcibly, by threat, or secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or restraining another person without lawful authority and against her or his will.
Penalties for False Imprisonment in Florida A misdemeanor false imprisonment conviction can result in a maximum sentence of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. A felony false imprisonment conviction can result in a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
The misdemeanor offense of false imprisonment under California Penal Code Section 237(a) PC requires a prosecutor to establish the following elements: The defendant intentionally and unlawfully restrained, detained or confined another person. The defendant made the person stay or go somewhere against that person's will ...
A conservative estimate is that you can get $1,000 per hour of wrongful incarceration. This figure can go up to many thousands of dollars per hour if aggravating factors apply. For instance, if you had medical complications after your arrest and had to go to the hospital in handcuffs, then your payout could be higher.
False Imprisonment Defenses. Consent, justification, and self-defense or defense of others are all defenses to hostage false imprisonment.