Of Crimes Against The Person — California Penal Code — False Imprisonment And Human Trafficking — False imprisonment Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session False imprisonment is the unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another. Ca. Pen. Code § 236 Chapter heading amended by Proposition 35, approved by the people of the State of California 11/6/2012, eff. 11/7/2012.