by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | Criminal Articles
False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another person through restraint, confinement or detention without their consent. This provision though is much more specific in nature with greater penalties. Sec 210.5 of the California Penal...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal Articles, Criminal laws
Sec 236 of the California Penal Code specifically prohibits the wrongful restraint, confinement or detention of another person without their consent. This commonly is known as “false imprisonment”. This does not mean that the individual would need to be in jail to...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 470b of the California Penal Code reads as follows: “Every person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed or has in his possession any driver’s license or identification card of the type enumerated in the Section 470a with the intent that such driver’s...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
When convicted of a sex offense, an accessory penalty imposed that affects a criminal would be the requirement of registration under Penal Code 290 PC or the Sex Offender Registration Act. The registration requirement is an updated database of individuals that have...
by admin | Oct 15, 2017 | California Laws, Criminal laws, Criminal Process
Sec 518 of the California Penal Code criminalizes the act of obtaining property, benefit or official act from another individual through the use of force of fear. The following are the four types of threats undertaken under this criminal offense: 1) The threat to...
