(a) A person in a shelter for runaways, or in a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation licensed for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with Alaska Stat. § 47.10.392 – 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections is not criminally liable under Alaska Stat. § 11.51.130(a)(4).
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.10.398

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • department: means the Department of Family and Community Services. See Alaska Statutes 47.10.990
  • 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) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the provider of a shelter for runaways, or of a home for which an application to be designated a shelter for runaways is being considered by a corporation approved for that purpose by the department, that is operated in a manner that is consistent with Alaska Stat. § 47.10.392 – 47.10.399 and regulations adopted under those sections and the members of the provider’s household, other than a runaway minor, are not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission

(1) in admitting or refusing to admit a runaway minor to the shelter or home; or
(2) by a runaway minor who is sheltered in the shelter or home.
(c) The provisions of (b) of this section do not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of recklessness or intentional misconduct.
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