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HB 3: "An Act relating to disclosures of information about certain minors."

00HOUSE BILL NO. 3 01 "An Act relating to disclosures of information about certain minors." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 47.12.310(c) is amended to read: 04  (c) A state or municipal law enforcement agency 05  (1) shall disclose information regarding a case that is needed by the 06 person or agency charged with making a preliminary investigation for the information 07 of the court under this chapter; 08  (2) may disclose to the public upon request but may not report to 09 the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.120 10  (A) the following information about a minor when the minor 11 has been arrested for commission of an offense, the minor committed the 12 offense on or after the effective date of this Act, and the offense is one that 13 would have been a felony if committed by an adult: 14  (i) the minor's name;

01  (ii) the name of the minor's parent or parents; 02  (iii) the date and place of the offense; and 03  (iv) a description of the nature of the offense; and 04  (B) information regarding a criminal offense, other than an 05 offense for which a disclosure may be made under (A) of this paragraph, 06 in which a minor is a suspect, victim, or witness if the minor is not identified 07 by the disclosure; 08  (3) may disclose to school officials information regarding a case as may 09 be necessary to protect the safety of school students and staff; 10  (4) may disclose to the public information regarding a case as may be 11 necessary to protect the safety of the public; and 12  (5) may disclose to a victim information regarding the minor's arrest, 13 including copies of reports [, AS NECESSARY FOR CIVIL LITIGATION OR 14 INSURANCE CLAIMS PURSUED BY OR AGAINST THE VICTIM].