GroundRules
AS 11.56.790: Compounding.
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 compounding if, unless authorized by AS 12.45.120 or 12.45.130, the person
(1) confers, offers to confer, or agrees to confer a benefit on another in consideration of that other person's concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense; or
(2) accepts or agrees to accept a benefit in consideration of concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense.
(b) Compounding is a class A misdemeanor.
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