(a) An employing unit or an officer or agent of an employing unit may not

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 23.20.490

  • benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
  • employing unit: means one or more departments or other agencies of the state, a political subdivision of the state, a federally recognized tribe, an individual, or a type of organization, partnership, association, trust, estate, joint trust company, insurance company, or domestic or foreign corporation, or the receiver, referee in bankruptcy, trustee, or successor of one of these, or the legal representative of a deceased person, that has or had one or more individuals performing service for it in the state. See Alaska Statutes 23.20.520
(1) make a false statement or representation knowing it is false;
(2) knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to an individual entitled to them, or to avoid or reduce a contribution or other payment required from an employing unit under this chapter; or
(3) knowingly fail or refuse to make a contribution or other payment, or to furnish a report required by this chapter or by authority granted under this chapter, or to produce or permit the inspection or copying of records as required by this chapter.
(b) An employing unit or officer or agent of an employing unit who violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.