Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.210 (2026)
Unsworn falsification in the second degree
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Sec. 11.56.210. Unsworn falsification in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification in the second degree if, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty, the person submits a false written or recorded statement that the person does not believe to be true
(1) in an application for a benefit; or
(2) on a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made in it are punishable.
(b) Unsworn falsification in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification in the second degree if, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty, the person submits a false written or recorded statement that the person does not believe to be true
(1) in an application for a benefit; or
(2) on a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made in it are punishable.
(b) Unsworn falsification in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Dist. Attorney's Off. for the Third Jud. Dist. v. Osborne, 557 U.S. 52 (2009).
Dist. Attorney's Off. for the Third Jud. Dist. v. Osborne, 557 U.S. 52 (2009). “, at 984–985 (Mann heimer, J., concurring). The court relied heavily on the fact that Osborne had confessed to some of his crimes in a 2004 application for parole—in which it is a crime to lie.”
Osborne v. State, 163 P.3d 973 (Alaska Ct. App. 2007). “Moreover, Osborne's signature on this statement appears underneath an explicit warning that he was required to "state the exact and complete truth" in his parole application, and that any lies in his statement would subject him to prosecution for unsworn falsification under AS…”
McDole v. State, 121 P.3d 166 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “At sentencing, Judge Card confirmed that McDole had been convicted of thirty-one counts, but the written judgment does not reflect the jury’s acquittal on count thirty-four.”
Mitchell v. State, 818 P.2d 1163 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “Mitchell pleaded no contest to two counts of unsworn falsification, AS 11.56.210(a)(1), preserving her right to challenge the convictions on double jeopardy grounds.”
Amerigold Holdings LLC v. Douglas Baker & Silverbow Mining LLC (Alaska 2025). “609(a); AS 11.56.210(a)(1) (unsworn falsification in the second degree).”
Cody Dylan Riggs v. State of Alaska (Alaska Ct. App. 2025). “205 with AS 11.56.210. 30 Riggs also argues that the jury could find that he had “prior authorization under the escape statute but violated his conditions of release by not adhering to ADM’s flexible approval process.”
Ornelas v. State, 129 P.3d 934 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “The legislature intended for the State to be able to prosecute the unlawful obtaining of unemployment benefits as theft. Accordingly, we affirm Ornelas’s conviction for theft in the second degree.”
Warlick v. State, 330 P.3d 946 (Alaska Ct. App. 2014). “5 . - At the time of Warlick's offense, the definition of "public record" was codified in AS 11.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.210(a)(1) — 2 cases
Mitchell v. State, 818 P.2d 1163 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “Mitchell pleaded no contest to two counts of unsworn falsification, AS 11.56.210(a)(1), preserving her right to challenge the convictions on double jeopardy grounds.”
Amerigold Holdings LLC v. Douglas Baker & Silverbow Mining LLC (Alaska 2025). “609(a); AS 11.56.210(a)(1) (unsworn falsification in the second degree).”
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