Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

6.06.040 False Imprisonment

False imprisonment shall consist of conduct whereby a person's freedom of movement has been intentionally and unlawfully restrained. A cause of action for false imprisonment or detention occurs as the result of a valid process issued by a court having jurisdiction.

(a) An Indian is subject to liability to another Indian for false imprisonment if:

(1) He acts intending to confine the other or a third person within boundaries fixed by the actor; and

(2) His act directly or indirectly results in such a confinement of the other; and

(3) The other is conscious of the confinement or is harmed by it.