{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-09.65.295","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 09.65.295","heading":"Liability involving a peace officer or firefighter.","body":"(a) A peace officer or firefighter injured while in the line of duty or the personal representative of a peace officer or firefighter who died in the line of duty may not bring a civil action to recover damages for a negligent act or omission if the negligent act or omission created the need for the activity being performed by the peace officer or firefighter.\n(b) This section does not apply to a negligent act or omission that is unrelated to the activity that created the need for the presence of the peace officer or firefighter.\n(c) In this section, “firefighter” means a person employed by a municipal fire department or who is a member of a volunteer fire department registered with the state fire marshal, or a person registered for purposes of workers' compensation with the state fire marshal as a member of a volunteer fire department.","path":["Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure.","Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.65.295","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:32Z","sha256":"1a7075add4685951c61f785cc5888f03c5643e018f35d0427a77fd108126e01c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-09.65.292","next":"us-ak/as-09.65.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}