A parent, legal guardian, or caretaker who intentionally subjects a child under the age of 18 years to unreasonable physical confinement or restraint. The false imprisonment crime in Minnesota is a very consequential offense, leading to custody time and possible sex offender registration.Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.255. Each case the CRU accepts for review will have a strong indication that the person imprisoned could be innocent of the crime for which they were convicted. Anthony Dokken's activities is legally sufficient to sustain a jury's verdict finding defendant guilty of false imprisonment. Kidnapping and false imprisonment are crimes that involve physical restraint and intrude on the liberty interests of victims. In Count Four of his Amended Complaint, Spann asserts a cause of action for false imprisonment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Arraignment. The first hearing in some criminal court cases or the second hearing in a gross misdemeanor or felony case. Black's Law Dictionary defines false imprisonment as "A restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent.