2013 Alaska Statutes
Title 24 - LEGISLATURE AND LOBBYING
Chapter 24.40 - JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING LEGISLATORS
Sec. 24.40.010 Immunities.
A legislator may not be held to answer before any other tribunal for any statement made in the exercise of legislative duties while the legislature is in session. A member attending, going to, or returning from legislative sessions is not subject to civil process and is privileged from arrest except for felony or breach of the peace. The immunities provided in this section extend to a legislator attending, going to, or returning from a meeting of an interim standing or special committee of the legislature of which the legislator is a member. For the purposes of going to and returning from a session or meeting, the immunities provided extend to a legislator for a period of five days immediately preceding and following the legislator's attendance at the session or meeting.
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