Alaska Statutes Title 11, Chapter 11.81, Article 04 - General Principles of Justification

• Sec. 11.81.300 Justification: Defense.
  Except as otherwise specified in this title, justification as provided in AS 11.81.320 - 11.81.430 is a defense.
• Sec. 11.81.320 Justification: Necessity.
  (a) Conduct which would otherwise be an offense is justified by reason of necessity to the extent permitted by common law when(1) neither this...
• Sec. 11.81.330 Justification: Use of Nondeadly Force in Defense of Self.
  (a) A person is justified in using nondeadly force upon another when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it is necessary for...
• Sec. 11.81.335 Justification: Use of Deadly Force in Defense of Self.
  (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who is justified in using nondeadly force in self-defense under AS 11.81.330 may...
• Sec. 11.81.340 Justification: Use of Force in Defense of a Third Person.
  A person is justified in using force upon another when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it is necessary to defend a...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...
• Sec. 11.81.430 Justification: Use of Force, Special Relationships.
  (a) The use of force upon another person that would otherwise constitute an offense is justified under any of the following circumstances:(1) When and...
• Sec. 11.81.440 Duress.
  (a) In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct because the defendant was...
• Sec. 11.81.450 Entrapment.
  In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative defense that, in order to obtain evidence of the commission of an offense, a...

Last modified: November 15, 2016