To constitute a false imprisonment, however, the submission must be to a current threatened and reasonably apprehended force. We created this guide of false imprisonment tort examples to illustrate what this grievous wrong looks like in real life.Personal injury--Penalty. If found guilty of unlawful restraint, it is a Class 4 felony. Illinois state law requires sex offenders to register with the police. He then filed suit against the corporation and its officer, alleging battery, false imprisonment and defamation. False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally and illegally restrains another person's ability to move freely. In that case, the statute of limitations for filing a civil rights claim was two years, under Illinois law. You have the right to not be arrested or handcuffed without "probable cause" to believe that you have committed a crime. The relevant legal principles governing the law of false imprisonment are well established.