Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.10.396 (2026)
Confidentiality of records
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Sec. 47.10.396. Confidentiality of records.
If the department requires record keeping by a shelter for runaways or by a corporation that is licensed to designate shelters for runaways, records of the shelter and the corporation that identify a runaway minor who has been sheltered in a shelter for runaways or has sought assistance from a shelter for runaways are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.120 unless
(1) after being informed of the minor's right to privacy, the minor consents in writing to the disclosure of the records;
(2) the records are relevant to an investigation or proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or a child in need of aid petition; or
(3) disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the life or health of the minor.
If the department requires record keeping by a shelter for runaways or by a corporation that is licensed to designate shelters for runaways, records of the shelter and the corporation that identify a runaway minor who has been sheltered in a shelter for runaways or has sought assistance from a shelter for runaways are confidential and are not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 — 40.25.120 unless
(1) after being informed of the minor's right to privacy, the minor consents in writing to the disclosure of the records;
(2) the records are relevant to an investigation or proceeding involving child abuse or neglect or a child in need of aid petition; or
(3) disclosure of the records is necessary to protect the life or health of the minor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1997–1997 · leading case: R.J.M. v. State, 946 P.2d 855 (Alaska 1997).
R.J.M. v. State, 946 P.2d 855 (Alaska 1997). “394(b)(1); and AS 47.10.396(2). It cannot plausibly be suggested that the legislature intended “child abuse or neglect” to include either “child abuse” or “neglect” of children and adults; rather, the legislature obviously meant “child” to modify both “abuse” and “neglect.”
RJM v. State, 946 P.2d 855 (Alaska 1997). “394(b)(1); and AS 47.10.396(2). It cannot plausibly be suggested that the legislature intended "child abuse or neglect" to include either "child abuse" or "neglect" of children and adults; rather, the legislature obviously meant "child" to modify both "abuse" and "neglect.”
Alaska Stat. § 47.10.396(2): 2 cases
R.J.M. v. State, 946 P.2d 855 (Alaska 1997). “394(b)(1); and AS 47.10.396(2). It cannot plausibly be suggested that the legislature intended “child abuse or neglect” to include either “child abuse” or “neglect” of children and adults; rather, the legislature obviously meant “child” to modify both “abuse” and “neglect.”
RJM v. State, 946 P.2d 855 (Alaska 1997). “394(b)(1); and AS 47.10.396(2). It cannot plausibly be suggested that the legislature intended "child abuse or neglect" to include either "child abuse" or "neglect" of children and adults; rather, the legislature obviously meant "child" to modify both "abuse" and "neglect.”
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