A. 
A person commits the crime of resisting or interfering with a peace officer when.
1. 
The person intentionally, recklessly, or knowingly delays or obstructs the person's own arrest by the use of force;
2. 
The person intentionally, recklessly, or knowingly delays or obstructs the arrest of another by the use of force;
3. 
The person intentionally, recklessly, or knowingly delays or obstructs the person's arrest by fleeing, hiding, engaging in a stand-off, or barricading one's self;
4. 
The person intentionally, recklessly, or knowingly delays or obstructs a police officer's active investigation of a crime by fleeing after having been told to stop;
5. 
The person intentionally, recklessly or knowingly resists, obstructs or interferes with the lawful efforts of any firefighter or paramedic in the discharge or attempted discharge of an official duty;
6. 
The person intentionally, recklessly or knowingly disobeys the lawful orders of any public officer;
7. 
The person intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which delays or prevents a fire from being timely extinguished or emergency services from being provided;
8. 
The person intentionally, recklessly, or knowingly injures, destroys, takes or attempts to take personal property from the custody of any public officer or person which is possessed by process of law; or
9. 
The person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly takes or attempts to take a firearm or other weapon or service-issued item from the custody of any public officer.
B. 
For the purposes of this section, the term "public officer" means any police officer, firefighter or fire department official, paramedic, animal control officer, or any other public official engaged in law enforcement duties at the time of the offense.
C. 
Violation of subsections A.1 through A.8 is a class B misdemeanor. Violation of subsection A.9 is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 82-126; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2000-95, § 9, 10-16-2000; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, §§ 3, 54, 6-21-2014)
A. 
No person may knowingly fail or refuse to comply with the orders or regulations established by emergency proclamation, or the lawful orders of duly authorized law enforcement officers or personnel charged with the responsibility of enforcing the proclamation of emergency authorized in sections 3.80.030 through 3.80.080.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of false information or report if the person knowingly:
1. 
Gives false information to a peace officer:
a. 
With the intent of implicating another person in an offense; or
b. 
Concerning the person's identity while the person:
i. 
Is under arrest, detention or investigation for a crime; or
ii. 
Has an outstanding arrest warrant or is being issued a citation;
2. 
Makes a false report to a peace officer that a crime has occurred or is about to occur; or
3. 
Makes a false report or gives a false alarm that a fire or other incident dangerous to life or property calling for an emergency response has occurred or is about to occur.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(GAAB 18.05.030; AO No. 82-134; AO No. 89-124; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2018-38, § 2, 5-22-2018)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly escape or attempt to escape from the detention or custody of a peace officer or from a jail or institution in which the person is detained by a peace officer or confined by direction of a court, or from custody under process issued by a court.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or assist a person in an escape or attempted escape as defined in this section.
C. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 94-130, § 1, 9-20-1994; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of impersonation of a public servant if the person pretends to be a public servant and purports to exercise the authority of a public servant in relation to another person.
B. 
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
1. 
The office the defendant pretended to hold did not in fact exist; or
2. 
The defendant was in fact a public servant different than the one the defendant pretended to be.
C. 
This section does not apply to a peace officer acting within the scope and authority of the officer's employment.
D. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
No person may impersonate, hold oneself to other persons as or refer to oneself as an emergency paramedic, paramedic or mobile intensive care paramedic unless the person is certified as a mobile intensive care paramedic under the terms of chapter 16.95.
B. 
No person may impersonate, hold oneself to other persons as or refer to oneself as an emergency medical technician or EMT unless the person is certified as an emergency medical technician under the terms of chapter 16.95.
C. 
Violation of this section is a minor offense punishable as set forth on the minor offenses fine schedule.
(AO No. 77-348A; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of tampering with official proceedings if:
1. 
The person intentionally destroys, alters, conceals, or withholds any item knowing such item is relevant to a criminal investigation or trial;
2. 
The person renders assistance to a person who has committed a crime with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of that person;
a. 
For the purposes of this section, "renders assistance" is defined in accordance with AS 11.56.770(b);
3. 
The person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness to testify falsely, offer misleading testimony, or withhold testimony or evidence in an official proceeding;
4. 
The person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness to be absent from a judicial proceeding to which the witness has been summoned or subpoenaed;
5. 
The person harms or threatens harm to the person or property of another with the intent to influence the testimony of a witness or retaliate against a witness for testifying, or to influence or retaliate against a juror;
6. 
The person makes a false statement which the person does not believe to be true under oath in a municipal criminal case.
a. 
Retraction as set forth in AS 11.56.235 is a defense to subsection A.6 of this section.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person charged with violating any provision of this Code, which violation is punishable as a crime, to fail to appear for any arraignment, hearing, trial or other court appearance which pertains to such charge after having been given proper notice in person or through authorized counsel.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 80-92; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014; EO No. 2016-1, § 2, 7-12-2016; AO No. 2016-83(S), § 2, 7-26-2016; AO No. 2023-100(S), § 2, 11-7-2023)
A. 
It is unlawful to knowingly solicit a person for the purpose of committing any illegal act.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(GAAB 18.05.010.R; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of violating a protective order if the person is subject to a protective order:
1. 
Issued or filed under AS 18.66 and containing a provision listed in AS 18.66.100(c)(1)—(7) and knowingly commits or attempts to commit an act with reckless disregard that the act violates or would violate a provision of the protective order;
2. 
Issued under AS 18.65.850, 18.65.855, or 18.65.860 and knowingly commits or attempts to commit an act that violates or would violate a provision listed in AS 18.65.850(c)(1)—(3); or
3. 
Issued under AS 13.26.207—13.26.209 and knowingly commits or attempts to commit an act with reckless disregard that the act violates or would violate a provision of the protective order.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
C. 
In this section, "protective order" means an order issued or filed under AS 13.26.207—13.26.209, AS 18.65.850—18.65.870, or AS 18.66.100—18.66.180.
(AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person, other than the victim, commits the crime of interfering with a report of a crime involving domestic violence if the person knowingly interferes with another person who is reporting or attempting to report a crime involving domestic violence to a law enforcement agency.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2000-95, § 8, 10-16-2000; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person charged with any criminal offense to knowingly violate or fail to adhere to any restrictions on travel, association, place of abode, or any other restriction or condition of release, with or without bail, imposed by any court in connection with such charge.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 94-203, § 1, 12-13-1994; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014; EO No. 2016-1, § 2, 7-12-2016; AO No. 2016-83(S), § 2, 7-26-2016; AO No. 2017-156, § 2, 12-5-2017)
A. 
A person commits the crime of unlawful contact in the first degree if the person:
1. 
Has been ordered:
a. 
By the court not to contact a victim or witness of the offense:
i. 
As part of a sentence imposed under AS 12.55.015;
ii. 
As a condition of release under AS 12.30 or probation under AS 12.55.101; or
iii. 
While under official detention; or
b. 
As a condition of parole not to contact a victim or witness of the offense under AS 33.16.150; and
2. 
Either directly or indirectly, knowingly contacts or attempts to contact the victim or witness in violation of the order.
B. 
A person commits the crime of unlawful contact in the second degree if:
1. 
The person is arrested for a crime against a person or a crime involving domestic violence; and
2. 
Has a charge pending for that crime; and
3. 
Has been ordered not to contact a victim or witness of the offense by any court in connection with such a charge; and
4. 
Either directly or indirectly, knowingly contacts or attempts to contact the victim or witness in violation of the court order.
C. 
Violation of subsection A, unlawful contact in the first degree, is a class A misdemeanor. Violation of subsection B, unlawful contact in the second degree, is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2006-116, § 1, 9-29-2006; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to:
1. 
Knowingly engage in:
a. 
Sexual penetration, as defined in AS 11.81.900(b), in a public place or a place reasonably exposed to public view; or
b. 
Any act described in section 8.50.010E.3.a through d, in a public place. This provision shall not apply to acts committed in a place that is compliant with the requirements for restricted access provided in section 8.50.010D.
2. 
Knowingly generate loud noise, or engage in threatening or menacing conduct, in a public place in a manner that would unreasonably interfere with others’ lawful use and enjoyment of such public place.
3. 
Knowingly generate loud noise in a private place with the intent to disturb others or in reckless disregard of the peace and privacy of others after having been informed that the loud noise is disturbing the peace and privacy of others not in the same place.
4. 
Knowingly look or peep into an enclosed area for the purpose of observing another person who has a reasonable expectation of privacy therein. As used in this subsection, the term "enclosed area" includes but is not limited to tanning booths, dressing rooms, toilets, and washrooms.
5. 
Knowingly refuse to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse in a public place when a criminal offense has occurred.
6. 
Knowingly challenge another to fight, or engage in fighting other than in self-defense.
7. 
Knowingly or recklessly create a hazardous condition for others.
8. 
Intentionally or knowingly spit on, or otherwise transfer blood, saliva, urine, feces, or vomitus onto another person without consent.
9. 
Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly be upon a public sidewalk, on school property, in a publicly-accessible government facility including a public library, or in a public park, while intoxicated, in such a manner as to interfere with other individuals’ reasonable use or enjoyment of the sidewalk, school property, government facility, or park.
10. 
Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly remain upon a public sidewalk, on school property, in a publicly-accessible government facility including a public library, or in a public park, while intoxicated, after refusing an offer of transport from a public safety organization, including the Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage Fire Department, or Anchorage Safety Patrol, to one or more of the following locations: the person's home, the home of a consenting third party or legal guardian if the person is a minor, a licensed public or private treatment facility, an appropriate health care facility, or if the person is not a minor, a state or municipal detention facility in the area.
B. 
For purposes of this section, the term:
"Loud noise, in a private place"
means noise which is loud enough to awaken the average person sleeping in a place other than the private place. If the loud noise constitutes speech, the content of speech or evidence of specific words used by the defendant is admissible in evidence against the defendant only as permitted by court rule.
"Loud noise, in a public place"
means noise which is loud enough to inhibit the ability of the average person in the same place to converse freely without leaving the public place, or which would unreasonably interfere with others’ lawful use and enjoyment of such public place.
"Public place"
means a place where the public is permitted to assemble, enter or pass through, whether publicly or privately maintained, including but not limited to places of accommodation, transportation, business and entertainment, or any other place which is not a private place.
C. 
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection A.2. that the person was engaged in the legitimate expression of first amendment freedoms and the expression did not:
1. 
Occur in an unreasonable time, place or manner; or
2. 
Violate the terms of any court order, official permit, municipal ordinance, consent decree, judicial or legal process; or
3. 
Endanger the public welfare or security.
D. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(GAAB 18.05.010; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 95-149(S), § 1, 11-2-1995; AO No. 98-59(S), § 1, 5-19-1998; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014; AO No. 2026-10, 2-3-2026)
A. 
The following definitions apply in this section:
"Obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic"
means to walk, stand, sit, lie, or place an object in such a manner as to block passage by another person or a vehicle which such other person or vehicle has a right to make, or to require another person or a driver of a vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical contact. Acts authorized as an exercise of one's constitutional rights, and acts authorized pursuant to a sidewalk encroachment permit under section 24.30.020, a right-of-way special activity permit under regulation section R9.14.004, or a parade permit under regulation chapter R9.36, shall not constitute obstruction of pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
"Public place"
means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, sidewalks, alleys, transportation facilities, parking areas, convention centers, sports arenas, schools, plazas, parks, and playgrounds.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to, in a public place, intentionally and substantially obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
C. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2011-112, § 2, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to:
1. 
Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly make a false statement to the court while being examined regarding the duties of a third-party custodian;
2. 
Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fail to comply with the conditions set by the court on the third-party appointment; or
3. 
Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fail to immediately report that the defendant has violated any condition of the defendant's release.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2000-95, § 10, 10-16-2000; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person, other than the victim, commits the offense of failure to report a violent crime committed against an adult if the person, under circumstances not requiring the person to report as required by section 8.50.060:
1. 
Witnesses what the person knows or reasonably should know is:
a. 
The murder or attempted murder of a person by another;
b. 
The kidnapping or attempted kidnapping of a person by another; or
c. 
The sexual penetration or attempted sexual penetration by another:
i. 
Of a person without consent of the person;
ii. 
Of a person who is mentally incapable;
iii. 
Of a person who is incapacitated; or
iv. 
Of a person who is unaware that a sexual act is being committed; and
2. 
Does not, as soon as reasonably practicable, report that crime to a peace officer or law enforcement agency.
B. 
In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant:
1. 
Did not report as soon as reasonably practicable because the defendant reasonably believed that:
a. 
Doing so would have exposed the defendant or others to a substantial risk of physical injury; or
b. 
Effective assistance was already being provided by another person; or
2. 
Acted to stop the commission of the crime and stopped:
a. 
The commission of the crime; or
b. 
The completion of the crime being attempted.
C. 
In this section:
"Incapacitated"
has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470;
"Mentally incapable"
has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470;
"Sexual act"
has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470;
"Without consent"
has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470.
D. 
Violation of subsection A is a minor offense punishable as set forth on the minor offense fine schedule.
(AO No. 2018-34(S), § 2, 7-26-2018)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowing, or recklessly fail to report to serve a jail sentence as ordered by the court.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2000-95, § 10, 10-16-2000; AO No. 2003-73, § 3, 4-22-2003; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
As used in this section, panhandling has the meaning provided in section 14.70.160.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to engage in an act of panhandling in an aggressive manner as set forth in 1. through 6. of this subsection:
1. 
Touching the solicited person without the solicited person's consent;
2. 
Panhandling a person while such person is standing in line and waiting to be admitted to a commercial or public establishment;
3. 
Blocking the path of a person being solicited, or the entrance to any building or vehicle;
4. 
Persisting in closely following or approaching a person, after the person solicited has informed the solicitor by words or conduct that such person does not want to be solicited or does not want to give money or any other thing of value to the solicitor;
5. 
Using profane or abusive language, either during the solicitation or following a refusal to make a donation, or making any statement, gesture, or other communication which would cause a reasonable person to be fearful or coerced to make a donation; or
6. 
Panhandling in a group of two or more persons.
C. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2004-109, § 1, 8-17-2004; AO No. 2011-112, § 3, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
A person commits the crime of unsworn falsification if, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty, the person submits a false written or recorded statement that the person does not believe to be true
1. 
In an application for a benefit; or
2. 
On a form bearing notice, authorized by law, that false statements made in it are punishable.
B. 
In this section, AS 11.56.220, AS 11.56.235 and AS 11.56.240 are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
C. 
Unsworn falsification is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No 2014-42, § 3, 6-21-2014)
A. 
Unless another penalty is provided in Title 28 of this Code, a person who knowingly violates any provision of Title 28 regarding the conduct of municipal elections is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
B. 
Voter violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. 
Knowingly vote or attempt to vote more than once in an election;
2. 
Knowingly provide false information on an application for voter registration under any provision of this title;
3. 
Knowingly make or attest to a false declaration as to his or her qualifications as a voter;
4. 
Knowingly cause or permit himself or herself to be registered using the name of another person;
5. 
Knowingly cause himself or herself to be registered under two or more different names;
6. 
Knowingly cause himself or herself to be registered in two or more locations;
7. 
Offer to pay another person to assist in registering voters, where payment is based on a fixed amount of money per voter registration;
8. 
Accept payment for assisting in registering voters, where payment is based on a fixed amount of money per voter registration; or
9. 
Knowingly cause any person to be registered or cause any registration to be transferred or canceled except as authorized under Title 28, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2017-29(S), § 57, 6-1-2017; AO No. 2023-125(S), § 1, 12-5-2023)
A. 
A person commits the crime of tampering with public records in the third degree if, with the intent to impair, mislead, or unduly influence a public official or decision-making body in performance of their duty, the person:
1. 
Destroys, mutilates, suppresses, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or availability of a public record;
2. 
Falsifies an existing or creates a fraudulent public record; or
3. 
Omits or otherwise prevents the making of an accurate public record in violation of a duty imposed by law or by the nature of their position.
B. 
Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2023-125(S), § 2, 12-5-2023)
A. 
Violation by owner. No owner of any rental dwelling shall:
1. 
Fail to comply with any notice or order to repair, vacate or demolish said rental dwelling, duly issued by an authorized law enforcement officer or by personnel charged with the responsibility of enforcing titles 14, 15, or 23 of this Code; or
2. 
Fail to provide their tenants relocation assistance as required by section 15.05.060, when given notice to vacate a rental dwelling.
B. 
Violation by occupant. No occupant or lessee in possession of a rental dwelling, or dwelling unit within a rental dwelling, shall fail to comply with any notice to vacate issued pursuant to titles 15 and 23 of this Code.
C. 
Removal of notice from building. No person without legal authority to do so shall remove a lawfully posted notice of violation or notice to vacate issued pursuant to titles 15 and 23 of this Code.
D. 
Pursuant to AS 11.16.130, a corporation or other business organization may be prosecuted for conduct of its agents constituting an offense under this section.
E. 
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
(AO No. 2025-93(S), § 1, 10-21-2025)