Sec. 11.81.350. Justification: Use of force in defense of property and premises.
(a) A person may use nondeadly force upon another when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it is necessary to terminate what the person reasonably believes to be the commission or attempted commission by the other of an unlawful taking or damaging of property or services. (b) A person may use deadly force […]
Sec. 11.81.370. Justification: Use of force by a peace officer in making an arrest or terminating an escape.
(a) In addition to using force justified under other sections of this chapter, a peace officer may use nondeadly force and may threaten to use deadly force when and to the extent the officer reasonably believes it necessary to make an arrest, to terminate an escape or attempted escape from custody, or to make a […]
Sec. 11.81.380. Justification: Use of force by private person assisting an arrest or terminating an escape.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who has been directed by another who that person reasonably believes to be a peace officer to assist in making an arrest or terminating or preventing an escape may use nondeadly force when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it necessary to […]
Sec. 11.81.390. Use of force by a private person in making arrest or terminating an escape.
In addition to using force justified under other sections of this chapter, a person, acting as a private person, may use nondeadly force to make the arrest or terminate the escape or attempted escape from custody of a person who the private person reasonably believes has committed a misdemeanor in the private person’s presence or […]
Sec. 11.81.400. Justification: Use of force in resisting or interfering with arrest.
(a) A person may not use force to resist personal arrest or interfere with the arrest of another by a peace officer who is known by the person, or reasonably appears, to be a peace officer, whether the arrest is lawful or unlawful, unless (1) the force used by the peace officer exceeds that allowed […]
Sec. 11.81.410. Justification: Use of force by guards.
(a) In addition to using force justified under other sections of this chapter, a guard or peace officer employed in a correctional facility may, if authorized by regulations adopted by the Department of Corrections, use nondeadly force upon another person when and to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate to maintain order. (b) Except as […]
Sec. 11.81.100. General purposes.
The general purposes of this title are to (1) proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests; (2) give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense; (3) define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit […]
Sec. 11.81.420. Justification: Performance of public duty.
(a) Unless inconsistent with AS 11.81.320 – 11.81.410, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justified when it is required or authorized by law or by a judicial decree, judgment, or order. (b) The justification afforded by this section also applies when (1) the person reasonably believes the conduct to be required or authorized […]