{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.61.150","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.61.150","heading":"Obstruction of highways.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of obstruction of highways if the person knowingly\n(1) places, drops, or permits to drop on a highway any substance that creates a substantial risk of physical injury to others using the highway; or\n(2) renders a highway impassable or passable only with unreasonable inconvenience or hazard.\n(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (a)(1) of this section that\n(1) the defendant took reasonable steps to remove the substance from the highway; and\n(2) no person suffered physical injury as a result of the presence of the substance on the highway.\n(c) Obstruction of highways is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 61. Offenses Against Public Order."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.61.150","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"0a6ab137d2b9742b3e1556afe7a19403a9e56605007dfccecdef807854d79680","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.61.145","next":"us-ak/as-11.61.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}