{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-26.23.205","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 26.23.205","heading":"Confiscation of firearms.","body":"(a) A person convicted of official misconduct under AS 11.56.850, or interference with constitutional rights under AS 11.76.110, as a result of confiscating, attempting to confiscate, or ordering the confiscation of a firearm, under color of law, during a disaster emergency,\n(1) forfeits any appointed government position and, if under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Police Standards Council, is subject to revocation of the person's police certification;\n(2) is subject to impeachment under art. II, sec. 20, Constitution of the State of Alaska; or\n(3) is subject to having the person's elected municipal office declared vacant under AS 29.20.170 or 29.20.280.\n(b) This section does not apply if the person is acting as a private citizen who has been directed to confiscate a firearm by another whom the person reasonably believes to be a peace officer or active member of the armed forces or militia.\n(c) A conviction described in (a) of this section is an offense involving a violation of the oath of office for purposes of AS 29.20.170 or 29.20.280.","path":["Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace.","Chapter 23. Disasters."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#26.23.205","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:18:01Z","sha256":"a36fcc511485cf10fc228228e60925df15438eb06dd4be00fc0e76ac66dfbb97","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-26.23.200","next":"us-ak/as-26.23.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}