Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.35.110 (2026)
Penalty for giving false information in report or failing to report
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Sec. 28.35.110. Penalty for giving false information in report or failing to report.
(a) A person who gives information in reports as required in AS 28.35.080 knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
(b) The department shall suspend the license or permit to drive and the nonresident operating privileges of a person failing to report an accident as provided in AS 28.35.080 until the report is filed. The department may extend the suspension by not more than 30 days. A person failing to make a report as required in AS 28.35.080 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both.
(a) A person who gives information in reports as required in AS 28.35.080 knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
(b) The department shall suspend the license or permit to drive and the nonresident operating privileges of a person failing to report an accident as provided in AS 28.35.080 until the report is filed. The department may extend the suspension by not more than 30 days. A person failing to make a report as required in AS 28.35.080 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $200, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–2008 · leading case: Haywood v. State, 193 P.3d 1203 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008).
Haywood v. State, 193 P.3d 1203 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “060, or failing to file, or providing false information in, an accident report in violation of AS 28.35.110; (5) a felony under state or federal law, which was facilitated because the person used a commercial motor vehicle; or (6) a serious traffic violation.”
Creary v. State, 663 P.2d 226 (Alaska Ct. App. 1983). “AS 28.35.110. Thus the driver is not required to give any information which might be incriminating to comply with the statute.”
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