Alaska Statutes 11.56.765 – Failure to report a violent crime committed against a child

(a) A person, other than the victim, commits the crime of failure to report a violent crime committed against a child if the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
Class A misdemeanor	up to 1 year	up to $25,000

For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.56.765

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
peace officer: means
(A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
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

(1) witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is

(A) the murder or attempted murder of a child by another;

(B) the kidnapping or attempted kidnapping of a child by another;

(C) the sexual penetration or attempted sexual penetration by another

(i) of a child without consent of the child;

(ii) of a child that is mentally incapable;

(iii) of a child that is incapacitated; or

(iv) of a child that is unaware that a sexual act is being committed; or

(D) the assault of a child by another causing serious physical injury to the child;

(2) knows or reasonably should know that the child is under 16 years of age; and

(3) does not in a timely manner report that crime to a peace officer or law enforcement agency.

(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant

(1) did not report in a timely manner because the defendant reasonably believed that doing so would have exposed the defendant or others to a substantial risk of physical injury; or

(2) acted to stop the commission of the crime and stopped

(A) the commission of the crime; or

(B) the completion of the crime being attempted.

(c) In this section,

(1) “incapacitated” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.41.470;

(2) “mentally incapable” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.41.470;

(3) “sexual act” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.41.470;

(4) “without consent” has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. § 11.41.470.

(d) Failure to report a violent crime committed against a child is a class A misdemeanor.

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