California Penal Code § 236 PC defines false imprisonment as unlawfully restraining, detaining, or confining a person against his or her will. A false arrest is one way of committing false imprisonment.False imprisonment is the act of restraining, detaining, or confining another person without their permission, usually through the use of violence or threat. False imprisonment may be charged in a domestic violence case when one person knowingly forces another to remain in place against their will. CalVCB processes claims from persons seeking compensation as an erroneously convicted felon pursuant to California Penal Code sections 4900 through 4906. California Penal Code 236 PC defines false imprisonment as unlawfully restraining, detaining, or confining someone against their will. False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally and illegally restrains another person's ability to move freely. A course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of domestic violence complaints. California law makes it illegal to restrain, detain or confine someone without their consent. Doing so is the crime of "false imprisonment."