Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 47.24.120 (2026)
Immunity from liability; retaliation prohibited
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Sec. 47.24.120. Immunity from liability; retaliation prohibited.
(a) A person who in good faith makes a report under AS 47.24.010, regardless of whether the person is required to do so, is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for making the report.
(b) An employer or supervisor of a person who in good faith makes a report under AS 47.24.010 may not discharge, demote, transfer, reduce pay or benefits or work privileges of, prepare a negative work performance evaluation of, or take other detrimental action against the person because the person made the report. The person making the report may bring a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages against an employer or supervisor who violates this subsection. In the civil action there is a rebuttable presumption that the detrimental action by the employer or supervisor was retaliatory if it was taken within 90 days after the report was made.
(a) A person who in good faith makes a report under AS 47.24.010, regardless of whether the person is required to do so, is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for making the report.
(b) An employer or supervisor of a person who in good faith makes a report under AS 47.24.010 may not discharge, demote, transfer, reduce pay or benefits or work privileges of, prepare a negative work performance evaluation of, or take other detrimental action against the person because the person made the report. The person making the report may bring a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages against an employer or supervisor who violates this subsection. In the civil action there is a rebuttable presumption that the detrimental action by the employer or supervisor was retaliatory if it was taken within 90 days after the report was made.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Hill v. Giani, 296 P.3d 14 (Alaska 2013).
Hill v. Giani, 296 P.3d 14 (Alaska 2013). “§ 1983 due process claim because Hill failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Collier’s actions deprived her of a constitutional right; and to Giani on the basis of immunity under AS 47.24.120 and common law privilege. Hill appeals.”
Alaska Stat. § 47.24.120(a): 1 case
Hill v. Giani, 296 P.3d 14 (Alaska 2013). “§ 1983 due process claim because Hill failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Collier’s actions deprived her of a constitutional right; and to Giani on the basis of immunity under AS 47.24.120 and common law privilege. Hill appeals.”
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