Alaska § 11.56.545 - Tampering with a witness in the second degree.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 11.56.545 — Tampering with a witness in the second degree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11.56.545. Tampering with a witness in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of tampering with a witness in the second degree if the person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness to be absent from an official proceeding, other than a judicial proceeding, to which the witness has been summoned.
(b) Tampering with a witness in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11.56.545 ("Tampering with a witness 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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