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Alaska Stat. § 11.56.340 (2026)

Unlawful evasion in the second degree

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Sec. 11.56.340. Unlawful evasion in the second degree.
 (a) A person commits the crime of unlawful evasion in the second degree if, while charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor,
     (1) the person fails to return to official detention within the time authorized following temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or limited period, including leave granted under AS 33.30.181; or

     (2) while on furlough under AS 33.30.101 — 33.30.131, the person fails to return to the place of confinement or residence within the time authorized by those having direct supervision.

 (b) Unlawful evasion in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.




Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1989–2018 · leading case: Barrett v. State, 772 P.2d 559 (Alaska Ct. App. 1989).
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Barrett v. State, 772 P.2d 559 (Alaska Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “" AS 11.56.340. Barrett argues that when he signed out of PCC, he was on "leave.”
Stoner v. State, 421 P.3d 108 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “The handbook then mistakenly stated that residents who were in custody for a felony would be charged with "unlawful evasion" under AS 11.56.340 if they left the halfway house without permission.”
LeFever v. State, 877 P.2d 1298 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 7× “AS 11.56.340. LeFever appealed his conviction to the superior court, contending that the district court should have granted his motion for acquittal on the ground that AS 11.”
Alto v. State, 64 P.3d 141 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “AS 11.56.340, as amended by ch. 51 § 3, SLA 1995.”
West v. State, 923 P.2d 110 (Alaska Ct. App. 1996). “410, and unlawful evasion in the first degree, AS 11.56.340. On appeal, West claims that the superior court erred in failing to suppress certain statements he made to the police shortly before his arrest, in refusing to sever the two charges against him, in declining to change…”
Stoner v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “The handbook then mistakenly stated that residents who were in custody for a felony would be charged with “unlawful evasion” under AS 11.56.340 if they left the halfway house without permission.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.340(a) — 2 cases
LeFever v. State, 877 P.2d 1298 (Alaska Ct. App. 1994). “AS 11.56.340. LeFever appealed his conviction to the superior court, contending that the district court should have granted his motion for acquittal on the ground that AS 11.”
Alto v. State, 64 P.3d 141 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “AS 11.56.340, as amended by ch. 51 § 3, SLA 1995.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.340(b) — 2 cases
Stoner v. State, 421 P.3d 108 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “The handbook then mistakenly stated that residents who were in custody for a felony would be charged with "unlawful evasion" under AS 11.56.340 if they left the halfway house without permission.”
Stoner v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). “The handbook then mistakenly stated that residents who were in custody for a felony would be charged with “unlawful evasion” under AS 11.56.340 if they left the halfway house without permission.”
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