FAILURE TO REPORT VIOLENT CRIMES

Plain English Breakdown

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SB 155: Changing Penalties for Not Reporting Violent Crimes Against Adults

This bill changes Alaska law so that failing to report a violent crime against an adult is now a class B misdemeanor instead of a violation.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the penalty for not reporting a violent crime committed against an adult from a violation to a class B misdemeanor.
• Amends section AS 11.56.767(d) of Alaska state statutes with this new penalty level.
• States that these changes only apply to offenses committed on or after the date the law takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

• People in Alaska who fail to report a violent crime against an adult

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state the specific date when this law will take effect.
• The bill only covers violent crimes committed against adults and does not mention other victims.

Official Summary Text

FAILURE TO REPORT VIOLENT CRIMES
An Act relating to the crime of failure to report a violent crime.

Current Bill Text

SB0155A -1- SB 155
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SENATE BILL NO. 155

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY SENATOR CLAMAN

Introduced: 4/2/25
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to the crime of failure to report a violent crime." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 11.56.767(d) is amended to read: 3
(d) Failure to report a violent crime committed against an adu lt is a class B 4
misdemeanor [VIOLATION]. 5
* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 6
read: 7
APPLICABILITY. AS 11.56.767(d), as amended by sec. 1 of this Ac t, applies to 8
offenses committed on or after the effective date of this Act. 9