{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.56.800","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.56.800","heading":"False information or report.","body":"(a) A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly\n(1) gives false information to a peace officer\n(A) with the intent of implicating another in an offense; or\n(B) concerning the person's identity while the person is\n(i) under arrest, detention, or investigation for a crime; or\n(ii) being served with an arrest warrant or being issued a citation;\n(2) makes a false report to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur;\n(3) makes a false report or gives a false alarm, under circumstances not amounting to terroristic threatening in the second degree under AS 11.56.810, that a fire or other incident dangerous to life or property calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur;\n(4) makes a false report to the Department of Natural Resources under AS 46.17 concerning the condition of a dam or reservoir; or\n(5) gives false information to a public employee relating to a person's eligibility for a permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23 and the false information does not also violate AS 11.56.205.\n(b) False information or report 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#11.56.800","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"ccf1b5e5e7bc75439944aaa0eefef4d026bd328c2c5e3c2c29c1a4f21c62673b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.56.790","next":"us-ak/as-11.56.805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}