Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060 (2026)
Duty of operator to give information and render assistance
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Sec. 28.35.060. Duty of operator to give information and render assistance.
(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator's name, address, and vehicle license number to the person struck or injured, or the operator or occupant, or the person attending, and the vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured reasonable assistance, including making of arrangements for attendance upon the person by a physician and transportation, in a manner that will not cause further injury, to a hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is desirable. Under no circumstances is the giving of assistance or other compliance with the provisions of this paragraph evidence of the liability of an operator for the accident.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.
(c) A person who fails to comply with a requirement of this section regarding assisting an injured person is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.
(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator's name, address, and vehicle license number to the person struck or injured, or the operator or occupant, or the person attending, and the vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured reasonable assistance, including making of arrangements for attendance upon the person by a physician and transportation, in a manner that will not cause further injury, to a hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is desirable. Under no circumstances is the giving of assistance or other compliance with the provisions of this paragraph evidence of the liability of an operator for the accident.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.
(c) A person who fails to comply with a requirement of this section regarding assisting an injured person is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 41
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2021 · leading case: Kimoktoak v. State, 584 P.2d 25 (Alaska 1978).
Kimoktoak v. State, 584 P.2d 25 (Alaska 1978). “010 and of failure to render aid and assistance to a person he had run over with a motor vehicle under AS 28.35.060. In this appeal, Kimoktoak challenges his conviction for failure to render aid under AS 28.”
Atchak v. State, 640 P.2d 135 (Alaska Ct. App. 1981). “2 Though AS 28.35.060 did not expressly require mens rea — i.”
Drahosh v. State, 442 P.2d 44 (Alaska 1968). “" Appellant asserts as his second specification of error that the verdict reached by the jury finding him guilty of violating AS 28.35.060 was "illegal and improper." In order to consider this allegation, it is necessary to examine the pertinent statutory sections.”
State v. Blank, 90 P.3d 156 (Alaska 2004). “[13] AS 28.35.060(a). [14] Blank, 3 P.3d at 362 .”
Wylie v. State, 797 P.2d 651 (Alaska Ct. App. 1990). “050, failure to assist, AS 28.35.060, and failure to contact the authorities, AS 28.”
State v. Dunlop, 721 P.2d 604 (Alaska 1986). “050(a) and AS 28.35.060. 3 Dunlop, 696 P.2d at 689 .”
Byron F. Geisinger v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Byron F. Geisinger, 498 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “3 See AS 28.35.060(a)–(c). – 15 – 2707 (In fact, Geisinger initially raised a post-conviction relief claim based on Spiers’s failure to present expert testimony regarding a potential closed-head injury, but Geisinger withdrew this claim before the evidentiary hearing.”
Blank v. State, 3 P.3d 359 (Alaska Ct. App. 2000). “Despite this, Blank did not stop to find out what had happened; instead, she drove away at high speed without looking back.”
Connolly v. State, 758 P.2d 633 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “060 provides: Duty of operator to give information and render assistance, (a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator’s name, address, and…”
Williams v. State, 737 P.2d 360 (Alaska Ct. App. 1987). “050 (failing to remain at the scene of an accident) and AS 28.35.060 (failing to render assistance to an injured person).”
Elizabeth Watson v. State of Alaska, 487 P.3d 568 (Alaska 2021). “032(p) (third conviction in past ten years for refusal to submit to chemical test); AS 28.35.060(a), (c) (driver involved in accident fails to render reasonable assistance to injured person); AS 28.”
Gonzales v. State, 691 P.2d 285 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “AS 28.35.060. The conviction stemmed from a hit and run collision that occurred in Homer around midnight on March 21, 1981.”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060(C) — 1 case
Kimoktoak v. State, 584 P.2d 25 (Alaska 1978). “010 and of failure to render aid and assistance to a person he had run over with a motor vehicle under AS 28.35.060. In this appeal, Kimoktoak challenges his conviction for failure to render aid under AS 28.”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060(a) — 21 cases
State v. Blank, 90 P.3d 156 (Alaska 2004). “[13] AS 28.35.060(a). [14] Blank, 3 P.3d at 362 .”
Drahosh v. State, 442 P.2d 44 (Alaska 1968). “" Appellant asserts as his second specification of error that the verdict reached by the jury finding him guilty of violating AS 28.35.060 was "illegal and improper." In order to consider this allegation, it is necessary to examine the pertinent statutory sections.”
Blank v. State, 3 P.3d 359 (Alaska Ct. App. 2000). “Despite this, Blank did not stop to find out what had happened; instead, she drove away at high speed without looking back.”
Wylie v. State, 797 P.2d 651 (Alaska Ct. App. 1990). “050, failure to assist, AS 28.35.060, and failure to contact the authorities, AS 28.”
Connolly v. State, 758 P.2d 633 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “060 provides: Duty of operator to give information and render assistance, (a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator’s name, address, and…”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060(b) — 4 cases
Sapp v. State, 379 P.3d 1000 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016).
Bass v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2016).
Bass v. State (Alaska Ct. App. 2016).
Bass v. State, 384 P.3d 811 (Alaska 2016).
— Alaska Stat. § 28.35.060(c) — 14 cases
Kimoktoak v. State, 584 P.2d 25 (Alaska 1978). “010 and of failure to render aid and assistance to a person he had run over with a motor vehicle under AS 28.35.060. In this appeal, Kimoktoak challenges his conviction for failure to render aid under AS 28.”
Byron F. Geisinger v. State of Alaska, State of Alaska v. Byron F. Geisinger, 498 P.3d 92 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “3 See AS 28.35.060(a)–(c). – 15 – 2707 (In fact, Geisinger initially raised a post-conviction relief claim based on Spiers’s failure to present expert testimony regarding a potential closed-head injury, but Geisinger withdrew this claim before the evidentiary hearing.”
Rosendahl v. State, 591 P.2d 538 (Alaska 1979).
Felber v. State, 243 P.3d 1007 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010).
Winslow v. State, 685 P.2d 1273 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
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