False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally and illegally restrains another person's ability to move freely. To secure a conviction for the base level or misdemeanor Second Degree offense, Penal Law 135.05, you must restrain another person.False imprisonment is an act punishable under criminal law as well as under tort law. Under tort law, it is classified as an intentional tort. The law generally requires that the guilty plea be vacated in order to bring forth state and federal challenges to the validity of an arrest:. " It refers to "wrongs" in the narrower sense of the word, meaning torts and related delicts. Wrongful imprisonment is an unlawful restraint of an individual and can cause psychological and physical damages. It is a tort of strict liability and the plaintiff has not to prove fault on the part of the defendant. To constitute this wrong, two things are necessary. 1. Complete restraint: False imprisonment involves a total restraint on the claimant's freedom of movement.