2020 Alaska Statutes
Title 11. Criminal Law
Chapter 56. Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 5. Obstruction of Public Administration.
Sec. 11.56.780. Hindering prosecution in the second degree.

Universal Citation: AK Stat § 11.56.780 (2020)

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if the person renders assistance to another who has committed a crime punishable as a misdemeanor, with intent to

(1) hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of the other person; or

(2) assist the other person in profiting or benefiting from the commission of the crime.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person “renders assistance” to another if the person does any act described in AS 11.56.770(b).

(c) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

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