00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 270                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to justification of use of force by a peace officer; and relating to                                   
02 shooting at a moving vehicle."                                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 11.81.370 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05 (d)  If, in making an arrest or stop, a peace officer knowingly discharges a                                            
06 firearm at or in the direction of a propelled vehicle while another person is operating                                 
07 the vehicle, the use of force is not justified under this section unless the person is                                  
08 operating the vehicle in a manner that poses an immediate threat of serious risk to the                                 
09       life of the officer or another person.                                                                            
10    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
11 read:                                                                                                                   
12       APPLICABILITY. AS 11.81.370(d), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to conduct                                 
13 by a peace officer occurring on or after the effective date of this Act.