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AS 11.56.780: Hindering prosecution in the second degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 11. Criminal Law.
- Chapter 56. Offenses Against Public Administration.
- Article 5. Obstruction of Public Administration.
(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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