Alaska § 26.05.400 - Restraint of persons charged with offenses.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 26.05.400 — Restraint of persons charged with offenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26.05.400. Restraint of persons charged with offenses.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person charged with an offense under this chapter may be arrested or confined as circumstances may require. A person arrested or confined before trial is entitled to prompt notice of the offense of which the person is accused.
(b) A person subject to the code of military justice who is charged with a minor offense normally tried by a summary court-martial or subject to nonjudicial punishment under the code of military justice may not be placed in confinement.
(c) When a person subject to the code of military justice is placed in confinement before summary court-martial or nonjudicial punishment, the person shall be conditionally released pending disposition of the charges.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 26.05.400 cover?
Section 26.05.400 ("Restraint of persons charged with offenses.") 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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