Section 210.5 Of Chapter 3.5. Hostages From California Penal Code >> Title 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.5.

. Every person who commits the offense of false imprisonment, as defined in Section 236, against a person for purposes of protection from arrest, which substantially increases the risk of harm to the victim, or for purposes of using the person as a shield is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for three, five, or eight years.