Cite as: 21 CNCA § 833

Every person who confines any person with a mental impairment or insane person, in any other manner or in any other place than is authorized by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.