Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 51 - TORTS > CHAPTER 7 - FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION > ARTICLE 2 - FALSE IMPRISONMENT > § 51-7-20 - False imprisonment defined

§ 51-7-20 - False imprisonment defined

O.C.G.A. 51-7-20 (2010)
51-7-20. False imprisonment defined


False imprisonment is the unlawful detention of the person of another, for any length of time, whereby such person is deprived of his personal liberty.