(a) A person acting in good faith upon either actual knowledge or reliable information who makes application for evaluation or treatment of another person under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 – 47.30.915 is not subject to civil or criminal liability.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The following persons may not be held civilly or criminally liable for detaining a person under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 – 47.30.915 or for releasing a person under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 – 47.30.915 at or before the end of the period for which the person was admitted or committed for evaluation or treatment if the persons have performed their duties in good faith and without gross negligence:
(1) an officer of a public or private agency;(2) the superintendent, the professional person in charge, the professional designee of the professional person in charge, and the attending staff of a public or private agency;(3) a public official performing functions necessary to the administration of Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 – 47.30.915;(4) a peace officer or mental health professional responsible for detaining or transporting a person under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 – 47.30.915.(c) A person who wilfully initiates an involuntary commitment procedure under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.700 without having good cause to believe that the other person is suffering from a mental illness and as a result is gravely disabled or likely to cause serious harm to self or others, is guilty of a felony.
