{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.56.780","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.56.780","heading":"Hindering prosecution in the second degree.","body":"(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\n(1) hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of the other person; or\n(2) assist the other person in profiting or benefiting from the commission of the crime.\n(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).\n(c) Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 56. Offenses Against Public Administration.","Article 5. Obstruction of Public Administration."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.56.780","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"ac917ab4cf5bc2efd6881c85458fb0a3cb42447721ebaff3935a1f384c52a07b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.56.770","next":"us-ak/as-11.56.785"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}