Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.17.025 (2026)
Duties of public authorities
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Sec. 47.17.025. Duties of public authorities.
(a) A law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the department of the receipt of a report of harm to a child from abuse. Upon receipt from any source of a report of harm to a child from abuse, the department shall notify the Department of Law and investigate the report and, within 72 hours of the receipt of the report, shall provide a written report of its investigation of the harm to a child from abuse to the Department of Law for review.
(b) The report of harm to a child from abuse required from the department by this section must include:
(1) the names and addresses of the child and the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known;
(2) the age and sex of the child;
(3) the nature and extent of the harm to the child from abuse;
(4) the name and age and address of the person known or believed to be responsible for the harm to the child from abuse, if known;
(5) information that the department believes may be helpful in establishing the identity of the person believed to have caused the harm to the child from abuse.
(c) Within 20 days after receiving a report of harm, whether or not the matter is referred to a local government agency, the department shall notify the person who made the report and who made a request to be notified about the status of the investigation, without disclosing any confidential information.
(a) A law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the department of the receipt of a report of harm to a child from abuse. Upon receipt from any source of a report of harm to a child from abuse, the department shall notify the Department of Law and investigate the report and, within 72 hours of the receipt of the report, shall provide a written report of its investigation of the harm to a child from abuse to the Department of Law for review.
(b) The report of harm to a child from abuse required from the department by this section must include:
(1) the names and addresses of the child and the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known;
(2) the age and sex of the child;
(3) the nature and extent of the harm to the child from abuse;
(4) the name and age and address of the person known or believed to be responsible for the harm to the child from abuse, if known;
(5) information that the department believes may be helpful in establishing the identity of the person believed to have caused the harm to the child from abuse.
(c) Within 20 days after receiving a report of harm, whether or not the matter is referred to a local government agency, the department shall notify the person who made the report and who made a request to be notified about the status of the investigation, without disclosing any confidential information.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1984–1989 · leading case: Bauman v. State, Div. of Fam. & Youth Servs., 768 P.2d 1097 (Alaska 1989).
Bauman v. State, Div. of Fam. & Youth Servs., 768 P.2d 1097 (Alaska 1989). “However, reporting all tips is mandated by AS 47.17.025(a), which provides in part: Upon receipt from any source of a report of harm to a child from abuse, the [D]epartment [of Health and Social Services] shall notify the Department of Law and investigate the report and, within…”
State v. R.H., 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “We recognize that the legislature amended the child abuse reporting statute again in 1982, adding AS 47.17.025, which provides: Duties of Public Authorities, (a) A law enfoiyement agency shall immediately notify the department of the receipt of a report of harm to a child from…”
State v. RH, 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). “We recognize that the legislature amended the child abuse reporting statute again in 1982, adding AS 47.17.025, which provides: Duties of Public Authorities.”
Strehl v. State, 722 P.2d 226 (Alaska Ct. App. 1986). “3 The plain language of AS 47.17.025, however, contains no restriction against dissemination of child sexual abuse reports for purposes of criminal prosecution.”
— Alaska Stat. § 47.17.025(a) — 1 case
Bauman v. State, Div. of Fam. & Youth Servs., 768 P.2d 1097 (Alaska 1989). “However, reporting all tips is mandated by AS 47.17.025(a), which provides in part: Upon receipt from any source of a report of harm to a child from abuse, the [D]epartment [of Health and Social Services] shall notify the Department of Law and investigate the report and, within…”
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