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AK SB182
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes a new crime of "interference with emergency communications" under Alaska Statute 11.56.785, classified as a class B misdemeanor.
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Criminalizes making repeated emergency communications to report a previously reported incident with no change in circumstances after being instructed to stop by an emergency communications worker.
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Prohibits making repeated emergency communications knowing there is no police, fire, or medical emergency, and prohibits threatening emergency communications workers during emergency calls.
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Criminalizes intentional interference with, blocking, or disruption of emergency communications by telephone, radio, or electronic means between emergency workers and responders, responders themselves, or workers and persons reporting emergencies.
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Applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act; does not apply to in-person communications or routine authorized maintenance.
Legislative Description
Interference With Emergency Services
Death
Last Action
CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOHNSON
5/18/2022