CSSB 5(JUD): "An Act relating to reporting of certain crimes."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 5(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to reporting of certain crimes." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 11.56.765(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) A person, other than the victim, commits the crime of failure to report a 05 violent crime [COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD] if the person 06 (1) witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is 07 (A) the murder or attempted murder of a person [CHILD] by 08 another; 09 (B) the kidnapping or attempted kidnapping of a person 10 [CHILD] by another; 11 (C) the sexual penetration or attempted sexual penetration by 12 another 13 (i) of a person [CHILD] without consent of the person 14 [CHILD]; 15 (ii) of a person [CHILD] that is mentally incapable;
01 (iii) of a person [CHILD] that is incapacitated; or 02 (iv) of a person [CHILD] that is unaware that a sexual 03 act is being committed; or 04 (D) the assault of a person [CHILD] by another causing 05 serious physical injury to the person [CHILD]; and 06 (2) [KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW THAT THE 07 CHILD IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE; AND 08 (3)] does not as soon as reasonably practicable [IN A TIMELY 09 MANNER] report that crime to a peace officer or law enforcement agency. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 11.53.765(d) is amended to read: 11 (d) Failure to report a violent crime [COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD] is 12 a 13 (1) class C felony if the crime not reported is an unclassified 14 felony; or 15 (2) class A misdemeanor if the crime not reported is other than an 16 unclassified felony.