SB 18-119

Senate Bill 18-119, also known as the "False Imprisonment Of A Minor" bill, makes it a felony for anyone to restrict a minor's movement using methods like tying or chaining them up for an unreasonable amount of time. This means that if someone imprisons a child in this way, they can face serious legal consequences even if they are related to the child or have a doctor-patient relationship with them. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now enforceable by the courts and law enforcement agencies.

Official Summary

The bill states that a person commits class 5 felony false imprisonment if he or she confines or detains another person less than 18 years of age by means of tying, locking, caging, chaining, or otherwise restricting that person's freedom of movement by any instrumentality for an unreasonable amount of time under the circumstances. The bill states that the statutory privilege between a patient and a physician or between an individual and his or her spouse is not available for the purpose of excluding or refusing testimony in any prosecution for false imprisonment. The bill makes an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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