2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace
Chapter 23. Disasters
Article 1. Alaska Disaster Act.
Sec. 26.23.205. Confiscation of firearms.
(a) A person convicted of official misconduct under AS 11.56.850, or interference with constitutional rights under AS 11.76.110, as a result of confiscating, attempting to confiscate, or ordering the confiscation of a firearm, under color of law, during a disaster emergency,
(1) forfeits any appointed government position and, if under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Police Standards Council, is subject to revocation of the person's police certification;
(2) is subject to impeachment under art. II, sec. 20, Constitution of the State of Alaska; or
(3) is subject to having the person's elected municipal office declared vacant under AS 29.20.170 or 29.20.280.
(b) This section does not apply if the person is acting as a private citizen who has been directed to confiscate a firearm by another whom the person reasonably believes to be a peace officer or active member of the armed forces or militia.
(c) A conviction described in (a) of this section is an offense involving a violation of the oath of office for purposes of AS 29.20.170 or 29.20.280.
