Stalking
AS 11.41.270 — repeated nonconsensual contact that puts someone in fear of death or injury, a class A misdemeanor
Stalking in the second degree is knowingly engaging in a course of conduct that recklessly puts another person in fear of death or physical injury, to themselves or a family member. It is a class A misdemeanor.
Who handles this in Alaska: Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Alaska directory.
A course of conduct is repeated acts of nonconsensual contact with the victim or a family member, and nonconsensual contact is contact started or continued without the person's consent, beyond what they agreed to, or against their stated wish that it stop.
- Following the person or appearing within their sight.
- Approaching or confronting them.
Family member is read broadly: relatives by blood, marriage or adoption, a spouse or someone who lived with the victim as one, anyone in the same household, and a former spouse or a dating, courtship or engagement partner, past or present.
Sources for this section (1)
- AS 11.41.270 — Stalking 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.