IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 22, 2025
Introduced by dadudeds (for themself)
An Act to create a cause of action for unlawful detainment.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Firestone in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This bill may be known as “An Act to Formalize Unlawful Detainments”.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVENESS
This Act shall be effective upon completion of the constitutionally required process.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY
Should any part of this Act be struck down or declared unenforceable, then that part of the Act shall be considered severed from this Act, and the rest shall remain in full force.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this act—
(1) An Act to Simplify False Arrest and False Citation means this law;
(2) A Bill to Redefine Consensual Encounters and Detainments means this law; and
(3) “falsely detained” means being subject to detention inconsistent with the requirements of A Bill to Redefine Consensual Encounters and Detainments or other applicable state laws.
SEC. 5. FALSE DETAINMENT; CAUSE OF ACTION
There is a cause of action where a person has been falsely detained by a law enforcement officer.
SEC. 6. PENALTIES
A law enforcement officer who is found liable of false detainment may have their POST certification suspended for up to one week at the discretion of the presiding judge, among any other lawful penalties.