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Lifer
- Feb 22, 2007
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Locking someone in the store or room while waiting for the police is actually legal in most states. You can detain someone while waiting for the police but what you cannot do is hold them and take them somewhere else, that is kidnapping. Detaining someone is holding them while waiting for police without harming the person. It is very similar to when police detain someone, they can place you in the car while they check all the facts but you are not under arrest.
If you were to lock someone in a room because you observed them committing a crime or wanted to press charges and did not call the police immediately then the person inside the room could press charges .
If you were to lock someone in a room because you observed them committing a crime or wanted to press charges and did not call the police immediately then the person inside the room could press charges .