Alaska § 15.56.014 - Campaign misconduct in the second degree.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 15.56.014 — Campaign misconduct in the second degree., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.56.014. Campaign misconduct in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of campaign misconduct in the second degree if the person (1) knowingly circulates or has written, printed, or circulated a letter, circular, or publication relating to an election, to a candidate at an election, or an election proposition or question without the name and address of the author appearing on its face;
(2) except as provided by AS 15.13.090 (b), knowingly prints or publishes an advertisement, billboard, placard, poster, handbill, paid-for television or radio announcement, or communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400 , intended to influence the election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question without the words “paid for by” followed by the name and address of the person paying for the advertising or communication and, if a candidate or group, with the name of the campaign chair;
(3) knowingly makes a communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400 , (A) containing false factual information relating to a candidate for an election;
(B) that the person knows to be false; and
(C) that would provoke a reasonable person under the circumstances to a breach of the peace or that a reasonable person would construe as damaging to the candidate's reputation for honesty or integrity, or to the candidate's qualifications to serve if elected to office.
(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice.
(c) Campaign misconduct in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15.56.014 ("Campaign misconduct 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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