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Alaska · Through Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)

AS 47.10.398: Immunity from liability.

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  1. Title 47. Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions.
  2. Chapter 10. Children in Need of Aid.
  3. Article 3. Shelters for Runaway Minors.

(a) A person in a shelter for runaways, or in a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation licensed for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.10.392 — 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections is not criminally liable under AS 11.51.130(a)(4).

(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the provider of a shelter for runaways, or of a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation approved for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with AS 47.10.392 — 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections and the members of the provider's household, other than a runaway minor, are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission

(1) in admitting or refusing to admit a runaway minor to the shelter or home; or

(2) by a runaway minor who is sheltered in the shelter or home.

(c) The provisions of (b) of this section do not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of recklessness or intentional misconduct.

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