(a) The claim of a privilege under Alaska Stat. § 18.66.200, whether in a present proceeding or upon a prior occasion, is not a proper subject of comment by a judge, hearing officer, legislator, or counsel. An inference may not be drawn from the claim of privilege.
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(b) In jury cases, proceedings shall be conducted, to the extent practicable, so as to facilitate the making of a claim of privilege under Alaska Stat. § 18.66.200 without the knowledge of the jury.(c) Upon request, a party against whom a jury might draw an adverse inference from a claim of privilege under Alaska Stat. § 18.66.200 is entitled to an instruction that an inference may not be drawn from the claim of privilege.
