Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.755 (2026)
Unlawful contact in the second degree
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Sec. 11.56.755. Unlawful contact in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime or offense, as applicable, of unlawful contact in the second degree if
(1) the person is arrested for a crime against a person under AS 11.41 or a crime involving domestic violence; and
(2) before the person's initial appearance before a judge or magistrate or before dismissal of the charge for which the person was arrested, whichever occurs first, the person initiates communication or attempts to initiate communication with the alleged victim of the crime that was the basis for the person's arrest.
(b) Unlawful contact in the second degree is
(1) a class B misdemeanor if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class A misdemeanor or a felony offense;
(2) a violation if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class B misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime or offense, as applicable, of unlawful contact in the second degree if
(1) the person is arrested for a crime against a person under AS 11.41 or a crime involving domestic violence; and
(2) before the person's initial appearance before a judge or magistrate or before dismissal of the charge for which the person was arrested, whichever occurs first, the person initiates communication or attempts to initiate communication with the alleged victim of the crime that was the basis for the person's arrest.
(b) Unlawful contact in the second degree is
(1) a class B misdemeanor if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class A misdemeanor or a felony offense;
(2) a violation if the person was arrested for an offense that is a class B misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2016 · leading case: Williams v. State, 151 P.3d 460 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006).
Williams v. State, 151 P.3d 460 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “075 (5)(a)(l) (requiring a person arrested for domestic violence to avoid the residence of the alleged victim during the 72 hours after arrest, but permitting the victim to waive that requirement).”
Moran v. State, 380 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “With regard to Moran’s unlawful contact conviction, the statute that defines this crime, *94 AS 11.56.755(a), declares- that a defendant commits the crime of second-degree unlawful contact if, having been arrested for one of the crimes defined in.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.755(a) — 1 case
Moran v. State, 380 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “With regard to Moran’s unlawful contact conviction, the statute that defines this crime, *94 AS 11.56.755(a), declares- that a defendant commits the crime of second-degree unlawful contact if, having been arrested for one of the crimes defined in.”
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