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Alaska Stat. § 47.17.060 (2026)

Evidence not privileged

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Sec. 47.17.060. Evidence not privileged.
Neither the physician-patient nor the husband-wife privilege is a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child's harm, or its cause, in a judicial proceeding related to a report made under this chapter.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2018 · leading case: State v. R.H., 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984).
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State v. R.H., 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 19× “1 *272 The state asks us to set aside the trial court’s order, reasoning that the legislature abrogated the privilege in criminal child abuse cases through the enactment of AS 47.17.060. 2 Alternatively, the state argues that two exceptions to the evidentiary privilege are…”
State v. RH, 683 P.2d 269 (Alaska Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 22× “[1] *272 The state asks us to set aside the trial court's order, reasoning that the legislature abrogated the privilege in criminal child abuse cases through the enactment of AS 47.17.060. [2] Alternatively, the state argues that two exceptions to the evidentiary privilege are…”
Anderson v. State, 436 P.3d 1071 (Alaska Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “505(a)(2) & (b)(2); AS 47.17.060 (declaring marital privileges inapplicable in all child in need of aid proceedings); see also Kenneth S.”
In re D.D.S., 869 P.2d 160 (Alaska 1994). · cites it 2× “In cases arising from such a report, AS 47.17.060 expressly abrogates the physician-patient and husband-wife privilege.”
Walstad v. State, 818 P.2d 695 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “020) with AS 47.17.060 (partially abrogating physician-patient privilege).”
Matter of DDS, 869 P.2d 160 (Alaska 1994). · cites it 2× “In cases arising from such a report, AS 47.17.060 expressly abrogates the physician-patient and husband-wife privilege.”
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