{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-11.81.420","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 11.81.420","heading":"Justification: Performance of public duty.","body":"(a) Unless inconsistent with AS 11.81.320 — 11.81.410, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justified when it is required or authorized by law or by a judicial decree, judgment, or order.\n(b) The justification afforded by this section also applies when\n(1) the person reasonably believes the conduct to be required or authorized by a decree, judgment, or order of a court of competent jurisdiction or in the lawful execution of legal process, notwithstanding lack of jurisdiction of the court or defect in the legal process; or\n(2) the person reasonably believes the conduct to be required or authorized to assist a peace officer in the performance of the officer's duties, notwithstanding that the officer exceeded the officer's authority.","path":["Title 11. Criminal Law.","Chapter 81. General Provisions.","Article 4. General Principles of Justification."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#11.81.420","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:41Z","sha256":"8deaac1369711c28419152ec4ed7594405e33876f814bbe636475dc741bfea15","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-11.81.410","next":"us-ak/as-11.81.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}