(a) A person commits the crime of compounding if, unless authorized by Alaska Stat. § 12.45.120 or 12.45.130, the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.56.790

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) confers, offers to confer, or agrees to confer a benefit on another in consideration of that other person’s concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense; or
(2) accepts or agrees to accept a benefit in consideration of concealing an offense, refraining from initiating or aiding in the prosecution of an offense, or withholding evidence of an offense.
(b) Compounding is a class A misdemeanor.
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