{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.56.790","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.56.790","heading":"Compounding.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of compounding if, unless authorized by AS 12.45.120 or 12.45.130, the person\n(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\n(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.\n(b) Compounding is a class A 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#11.56.790","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"6ab39d5dba15c74def7c2f13e98ff1275345c027364a25e808f82c9d60f314b1","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.56.785","next":"us-ak/as-11.56.800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}