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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.25.070

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • peace officer: means
    (A) an officer of the state troopers. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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

A peace officer or private person may not subject a person arrested to greater restraint than is necessary and proper for the arrest and detention of the person.