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Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800 (2026)
False information or report
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Sec. 11.56.800. False information or report.
(a) A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly
(1) gives false information to a peace officer
(A) with the intent of implicating another in an offense; or
(B) concerning the person's identity while the person is
(i) under arrest, detention, or investigation for a crime; or
(ii) being served with an arrest warrant or being issued a citation;
(2) makes a false report to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur;
(3) makes a false report or gives a false alarm, under circumstances not amounting to terroristic threatening in the second degree under AS 11.56.810, that a fire or other incident dangerous to life or property calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur;
(4) makes a false report to the Department of Natural Resources under AS 46.17 concerning the condition of a dam or reservoir; or
(5) gives false information to a public employee relating to a person's eligibility for a permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23 and the false information does not also violate AS 11.56.205.
(b) False information or report is a class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly
(1) gives false information to a peace officer
(A) with the intent of implicating another in an offense; or
(B) concerning the person's identity while the person is
(i) under arrest, detention, or investigation for a crime; or
(ii) being served with an arrest warrant or being issued a citation;
(2) makes a false report to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur;
(3) makes a false report or gives a false alarm, under circumstances not amounting to terroristic threatening in the second degree under AS 11.56.810, that a fire or other incident dangerous to life or property calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur;
(4) makes a false report to the Department of Natural Resources under AS 46.17 concerning the condition of a dam or reservoir; or
(5) gives false information to a public employee relating to a person's eligibility for a permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23 and the false information does not also violate AS 11.56.205.
(b) False information or report is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017).
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
United States of Am.,plaintiff-Appellee v. Jerry Bobby Reeves, 210 F.3d 1041 (9th Cir. 2000). “We presumed that this conviction was for the crime under Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800 for giving "`false information to a peace officer with the intent of implicating another in a crime,'" id.”
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Count VII-AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 5 . See Beavers v. State, 998 P.”
Erickson v. State, 141 P.3d 356 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “On remand, the trial court shall redetermine the suppression issues in light of this decision. The trial court is authorized to conduct evi-dentiary hearings or any other proceedings which it deems necessary.”
United States v. Alvarez, 638 F.3d 666 (9th Cir. 2011). “03 (punishing a knowingly “false report of sexual assault involving a spouse”); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 199.”
Kim v. State, 390 P.3d 1207 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Here, the prosecutor’s assertion about Kim’s “web of lies” was tied directly to her discussion of the evidence presented at Kim’s trial, and her assertion was a reasonable comment on that evidence. We therefore conclude that the prosecutor engaged in proper argument when she…”
United States v. Strandlof, 667 F.3d 1146 (10th Cir. 2012). “, Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800 (a)(2) (punishing “false report[s] to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur”); Ariz.”
Sanders v. State, 364 P.3d 412 (Alaska 2015). “” 74 See AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(A) (“A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly gives false information to a peace officer with the intent of implicating another in an offense.”
Greist v. State, 121 P.3d 811 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 10 . See our recent decision in Haag v.”
Berezyuk v. State, 407 P.3d 512 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(B). 7 . Former AS 11.56.”
Anderson v. State, 145 P.3d 617 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “See AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(B)®). The Andersons argue that the first-degree hindering prosecution statute should not be construed to cover all acts of assistance to anyone who, at some time in the past, has committed a felony.”
Edward V. Hailstone v. State of Alaska, 557 P.3d 1211 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “200 and AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(A), respectively. post-conviction relief, raising various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a) — 1 case
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(1) — 3 cases
Greist v. State, 121 P.3d 811 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 10 . See our recent decision in Haag v.”
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Count VII-AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 5 . See Beavers v. State, 998 P.”
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(1)(A) — 3 cases
Sanders v. State, 364 P.3d 412 (Alaska 2015). “” 74 See AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(A) (“A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly gives false information to a peace officer with the intent of implicating another in an offense.”
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Count VII-AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 5 . See Beavers v. State, 998 P.”
Edward V. Hailstone v. State of Alaska, 557 P.3d 1211 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024). “200 and AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(A), respectively. post-conviction relief, raising various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(1)(B) — 4 cases
Berezyuk v. State, 407 P.3d 512 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(B). 7 . Former AS 11.56.”
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Count VII-AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 5 . See Beavers v. State, 998 P.”
Anderson v. State, 145 P.3d 617 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “See AS 11.56.800(a)(1)(B)®). The Andersons argue that the first-degree hindering prosecution statute should not be construed to cover all acts of assistance to anyone who, at some time in the past, has committed a felony.”
Deemer v. State, 244 P.3d 69 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(1)(B)(i) — 3 cases
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Count VII-AS 11.56.800(a)(1). 5 . See Beavers v. State, 998 P.”
Brandon Lee Baer v. State of Alaska, 499 P.3d 1037 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021).
Alex Trenton Beltz v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Lesli Renee Richardson, 551 P.3d 583 (Alaska Ct. App. 2024).
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(2) — 2 cases
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
Kim v. State, 390 P.3d 1207 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Here, the prosecutor’s assertion about Kim’s “web of lies” was tied directly to her discussion of the evidence presented at Kim’s trial, and her assertion was a reasonable comment on that evidence. We therefore conclude that the prosecutor engaged in proper argument when she…”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(4) — 1 case
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(5) — 1 case
Coleman v. State, 407 P.3d 502 (Alaska Ct. App. 2017). “Under subsection (a)(1) of AS 11.56.800, it is a crime to “give[] false information to a peace officer .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.800(a)(l)(B)(i) — 1 case
Erickson v. State, 141 P.3d 356 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “On remand, the trial court shall redetermine the suppression issues in light of this decision. The trial court is authorized to conduct evi-dentiary hearings or any other proceedings which it deems necessary.”
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