00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 400                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to disasters and confiscation of firearms."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 26.23.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
04                 (5)  authorizes the confiscation of a lawfully owned, possessed, or                                     
05       carried firearm.                                                                                                  
06    * Sec. 2. AS 26.23 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
07            Sec. 26.23.205. Confiscation of firearms. A person who knowingly                                           
08       confiscates, attempts to confiscate, or orders the confiscation of a firearm during a                             
09       disaster emergency is guilty of a class A felony and shall be punished as provided in                             
10       AS 12.55. In this section, "knowingly" has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.