Alaska § 11.56.830 - Impersonating a public servant in the second degree.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 11.56.830 — Impersonating a public servant in the second degree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11.56.830. Impersonating a public servant in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of impersonating a public servant in the second degree if the person pretends to be a public servant and purports to exercise the authority of a public servant in relation to another person.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that (1) the office the defendant pretended to hold did not in fact exist; or
(2) the defendant was in fact a public servant different than the one the defendant pretended to be.
(c) This section does not apply to a peace officer acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment.
(d) Impersonating a public servant in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11.56.830 ("Impersonating a public servant in the second degree.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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