Alaska § 08.76.320 - Issuance of police hold order.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 08.76.320 — Issuance of police hold order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 08.76.320. Issuance of police hold order.
(a) When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that property in the possession of a pawnbroker at a pawnshop in the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction has been misappropriated, the law enforcement officer may issue a police hold order that directs the pawnbroker not to release or dispose of the property until the police hold order terminates or a court orders the release or disposal.
(b) Unless a pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee refuses to sign the police hold order, a police hold order begins when the pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee receives the police hold order. If the pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee refuses to sign the police hold order, the police hold order begins when the refusal occurs.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 08.76.320 ("Issuance of police hold order.") 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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