Tampering with a Witness
AS 11.56.540 — getting a witness to lie, hold back or stay away from court, a class C felony
Tampering with a witness in the first degree is knowingly inducing or trying to induce a witness to testify falsely, mislead or unlawfully hold back testimony in an official proceeding, or to stay away from a judicial proceeding they were summoned to. It is a class C felony.
Who handles this in Alaska: Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Alaska directory.
Getting a witness to stay away from an official proceeding other than a court one, after being summoned, is the second degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Sources for this section (2)
- AS 11.56.540 — Tampering with a witness in the first degree
- AS 11.56.545 — Tampering with a witness in the second degree
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alaska attorney.