Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.330 (2026)
Escape in the fourth degree
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Sec. 11.56.330. Escape in the fourth degree.
(a) One commits the crime of escape in the fourth degree if, without lawful authority, one
(1) removes oneself from official detention for a misdemeanor;
(2) having been placed under actual restraint by a peace officer before arrest, removes oneself from the restraint.
(3) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.]
(b) Escape in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) One commits the crime of escape in the fourth degree if, without lawful authority, one
(1) removes oneself from official detention for a misdemeanor;
(2) having been placed under actual restraint by a peace officer before arrest, removes oneself from the restraint.
(3) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.]
(b) Escape in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1982–2011 · leading case: Maynard v. State, 652 P.2d 489 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982).
Maynard v. State, 652 P.2d 489 (Alaska Ct. App. 1982). “310(a)(1)(B) is unconstitutional when read in conjunction with AS 11.56.330. AS 11.56.310(a)(1)(B) defines departure from official detention as escape in the second degree, a felony, where detention is on a charge of felony.”
Bridge v. State, 258 P.3d 923 (Alaska Ct. App. 2011). “In this appeal, Bridge renews his argument that the Northstar Center did not qualify as a "correctional facility" for purposes of the escape statute. If Bridge is correct, then his act of leaving the Northstar Center without permission did not constitute second-degree escape;…”
Aiken v. State, 821 P.2d 1371 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “AS 11.56.330 provides: (a) One commits the crime of escape in the fourth degree if, without lawful authority, one removes oneself from official detention for a misdemeanor.”
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.330(a)(1): 1 case
Bridge v. State, 258 P.3d 923 (Alaska Ct. App. 2011). “In this appeal, Bridge renews his argument that the Northstar Center did not qualify as a "correctional facility" for purposes of the escape statute. If Bridge is correct, then his act of leaving the Northstar Center without permission did not constitute second-degree escape;…”
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