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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 63. Oath, Acknowledgment, and Other Proof › Article 2. Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. › Sec. 09.63.090. Certificate of acknowledgment.

The words “acknowledged before me” mean that
(1) the person acknowledging
(A) appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment;
(B) acknowledged that the person executed the instrument;
(C) in the case of
(i) a natural person, acknowledged that the person executed the instrument for the purposes stated in it;
(ii) an officer or agent of a corporation, acknowledged that the person held the position or title set out in the instrument and certificate, acknowledged that the person signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and acknowledged that the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purposes stated in it;
(iii) a member or manager of a limited liability company, acknowledged that the individual signed the instrument on behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority and executed the instrument as the act of the limited liability company for the purposes stated in it;
(iv) a partner or agent of a partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership, acknowledged that the person signed the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes stated in it;
(v) a person acknowledging as a principal by an attorney-in-fact, acknowledged that the person executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes stated in it;
(vi) a person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, acknowledged that the person signed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes stated in it; and
(2) the person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging is the person named in the instrument or certificate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 63. Oath, Acknowledgment, and Other Proof › Article 2. Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. › Sec. 09.63.120. Definition.

In AS 09.63.010 - 09.63.130, “notarial acts” means acts that the laws and regulations of the state authorize notaries public of the state to perform, including the administering of oaths and affirmations, taking proof of execution and acknowledgment of instruments, and attesting documents.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.070. Suits against incorporated units of local government.

(a) Except as provided in this section, an action may be maintained against a municipality in its corporate character and within the scope of its authority.
(b) A municipality may not require a person to post bond as a condition to bringing a cause of action against it.
(c) An action may not be maintained against an employee or member of a fire department operated and maintained by a municipality or village if the claim is an action for tort or breach of a contractual duty and is based upon the act or omission of the employee or member of the fire department in the execution of a function for which the department is established.
(d) An action for damages may not be brought against a municipality or any of its agents, officers, or employees if the claim
(1) is based on a failure of the municipality, or its agents, officers, or employees, when the municipality is neither owner nor lessee of the property involved,
(A) to inspect property for a violation of any statute, regulation, or ordinance, or a hazard to health or safety;
(B) to discover a violation of any statute, regulation, or ordinance, or a hazard to health or safety if an inspection of property is made; or
(C) to abate a violation of any statute, regulation, or ordinance, or a hazard to health or safety discovered on property inspected;
(2) is based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty by a municipality or its agents, officers, or employees, whether or not the discretion involved is abused;
(3) is based upon the grant, issuance, refusal, suspension, delay, or denial of a license, permit, appeal, approval, exception, variance, or other entitlement, or a rezoning;
(4) is based on the exercise or performance during the course of gratuitous extension of municipal services on an extraterritorial basis;
(5) is based upon the exercise or performance of a duty or function upon the request of, or by the terms of an agreement or contract with, the state to meet emergency public safety requirements; or
(6) is based on the exercise or performance of a duty in connection with an enhanced 911 emergency system and is not based on an intentional act of misconduct or on an act of gross negligence.
(e) In this section
(1) “municipality” has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and includes a public corporation established by a municipality;
(2) “village” means an unincorporated community where at least 25 people reside as a social unit.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.080. Suits by incorporated units of local government.

An action may be maintained by an incorporated borough, city, or other public corporation of like character in its corporate name, and upon a cause of action accruing to it in its corporate character
(1) upon a contract made with the public corporation;
(2) upon a liability prescribed by law in favor of the public corporation;
(3) to recover a penalty or forfeiture given to the public corporation;
(4) to recover damages for an injury to the corporate rights or property of the public corporation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.083. Civil liability of nonprofit and university fire departments.

(a) An action for tort or breach of a contractual duty based on the act or omission of an employee or member of a nonprofit or university fire department in the execution of a function for which the department is established may not be maintained against an employee or member of the nonprofit or university fire department.
(b) An action for tort or breach of a contractual duty based on the act or omission of an employee or member of a nonprofit or university fire department in the execution of a function for which the department is established may not be maintained against the nonprofit or university fire department unless the action
(1) alleges intentional misconduct or gross negligence; or
(2) is based on the act or omission of an employee or member of the nonprofit or university fire department in the execution of a duty under contract with a private entity.
(c) The immunity afforded by this section is in addition to any immunity under other law.
(d) This section does not limit the authority of a municipality or village to maintain an action against a contractor, vendor, or supplier providing services or goods to the municipality or village.
(e) In this section,
(1) “nonprofit or university fire department” means a fire department registered with the state fire marshal that is
(A) operated and maintained by a university; or
(B) a nonprofit that provides services under contract or agreement with a municipality or village;
(2) “village” means an unincorporated community where at least 25 people reside as a social unit.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.085. Civil liability of electric utility.

(a) A utility offering electrical service to the public for compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the former Alaska Public Utilities Commission or the Regulatory Commission of Alaska under AS 42.05.221 may not be held strictly liable for property damage, death, or personal injury resulting from an act or omission of the utility relating to the production, delivery, or sale of electricity.
(b) This section does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the result of an intentional, reckless, or negligent act or omission.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.087. Civil liability for use of an automated external defibrillator.

(a) A person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency is not liable for civil damages resulting from the use or attempted use of the device. This subsection does not apply to civil damages resulting from a failure to notify the appropriate emergency medical services agency.
(b) A person who acquires or provides an automated external defibrillator device for use on a victim of a perceived medical emergency is not liable for civil damages resulting from the use or attempted use of the device. This subsection does not apply to civil damages resulting from gross negligence.
(c) The immunity provided by (b) of this section does not apply to a manufacturer of an automated external defibrillator.
(d) [Repealed, § 2 ch 19 SLA 2015.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.090. Civil liability for emergency aid.

(a) A person at a hospital or any other location who renders emergency care or emergency counseling to an injured, ill, or emotionally distraught person who reasonably appears to the person rendering the aid to be in immediate need of emergency aid in order to avoid serious harm or death is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in rendering emergency aid.
(b) A member of an organization that exists for the purpose of providing emergency services is not liable for civil damages for injury to a person that results from an act or omission in providing first aid, search, rescue, or other emergency services to the person, regardless of whether the member is under a preexisting duty to render assistance, if the member provided the service while acting as a volunteer member of the organization; in this subsection, “volunteer” means a person who is paid not more than $10 a day and a total of not more than $500 a year, not including ski lift tickets and reimbursement for expenses actually incurred, for providing emergency services.
(c) The immunity provided under (b) of this section does not apply to civil damages that result from providing or attempting to provide any of the following advanced life support techniques unless the person who provided them was authorized by law to provide them:
(1) manual electric cardiac defibrillation;
(2) administration of antiarrhythmic agents;
(3) intravenous therapy;
(4) intramuscular therapy; or
(5) use of endotracheal intubation devices.
(d) This section does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
(e) [Repealed, § 2 ch 92 SLA 2003.]
(f) [Repealed, § 2 ch 92 SLA 2003.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.091. Civil liability for responding to disaster.

(a) A person who provides equipment or services on the request of a police agency, fire department, rescue or emergency squad, or other governmental agency during a state of emergency declared by an authorized representative of the state or local government is not liable for the death of or injury to any person or damage to any property caused by that person's actions, except when the trier of facts finds that the person acted intentionally, recklessly, or with gross negligence.
(b) This section does not affect the right of a person to receive benefits to which the person would otherwise be entitled under the workers' compensation law or under any pension law, nor does it affect entitlement to any other benefits or compensation authorized by state or federal law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.093. Civil liability relating to aircraft runways, airfields, and landing areas.

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who without compensation owns, operates, constructs, maintains, or repairs an aircraft runway, airfield, or landing area may not be held civilly liable, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or recklessness or intentional misconduct, for the injury to or death of a person or for damage to an aircraft, resulting from the use of the runway, airfield, or landing area to take off, land, park, or operate an aircraft.
(b) [Repealed, § 2 ch 3 SLA 2008.]
(c) The immunity from civil liability under (a) of this section does not limit the liability of an owner or operator of an aircraft runway, airfield, or landing area to a provider of flight services or its passengers under contract with the owner or operator.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.094. Liability for inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person other than a manufacturer of child safety seats or an agent or employee of a manufacturer of child safety seats is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission that occurs in the inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat or in providing education regarding the installation or adjustment of a child safety seat if
(1) the person
(A) has successfully completed the National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program and maintains a current child passenger safety technician or technician instructor certification issued under that program;
(B) offers or arranges a nonprofit child safety seat educational program, checkup event, or checking station program for the public with instruction by certified child passenger safety technicians or technician instructors; or
(C) owns property where a nonprofit child safety seat educational program, checkup event, or checking station program for the public occurs with instruction by certified child passenger safety technicians or technician instructors; and
(2) the services are provided
(A) without a fee, other than for the reimbursement of actual expenses;
(B) in good faith; and
(C) within the scope of training for which the person is currently certified.
(b) This section does not apply to a civil action
(1) for damages resulting from gross negligence or wilful or wanton misconduct; or
(2) where the inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat, or education provided regarding the inspection, installation, or adjustment of a child safety seat, is performed in conjunction with the for-profit sale of a child safety seat.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.095. Liability for administration of blood test.

(a) A civil or criminal action arising out of battery may not be brought against a health care provider for the act of taking a blood sample if the sample is taken
(1) at the request of a police officer under the circumstances specified in AS 28.35.035 or when the arresting officer has a search warrant or court order authorizing the taking of the blood sample; and
(2) without the use of excessive or unreasonable force.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit recovery of damages incident to the improper or negligent withdrawal of blood.
(c) In this section,
(1) “health care provider” means a nurse licensed under AS 08.68, a physician licensed under AS 08.64, and a person certified by a hospital as competent to take blood samples;
(2) “hospital” means a hospital as defined in AS 47.32.900, including a governmentally owned or operated hospital.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.096. Civil liability of hospitals for certain physicians.

(a) A hospital is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission by an emergency room physician who is not an employee or actual agent of the hospital if the hospital provides notice that the emergency room physician is an independent contractor and the emergency room physician is insured as described under (c) of this section. The hospital is responsible for exercising reasonable care in granting privileges to practice in the hospital, for reviewing those privileges on a regular basis, and for taking appropriate steps to revoke or restrict privileges in appropriate circumstances. The hospital is not otherwise liable for the acts or omissions of an emergency room physician who is an independent contractor. The notice required by this subsection must (1) be posted conspicuously in all admitting areas of the hospital; (2) consist of a sign at least two feet high and two feet wide, with print at least two inches high; (3) be published at least annually in a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and (4) be in substantially the following form:
Notice to Hospital Users andNotice of Limited Liability (Name of hospital) may not be responsible for the actions of emergency room physicians in (name of hospital's emergency room). The following emergency room physicians are independent contractors and are not employees of the hospital: (List specific emergency room physicians)
(b) This section does not preclude liability for civil damages that are the proximate result of the hospital's negligence or intentional misconduct.
(c) A hospital is not immune from liability under (a) of this section for an act or omission of an emergency room physician who is an independent contractor unless the emergency room physician has liability insurance coverage in the amount of at least $500,000 for each incident and $1,500,000 for all incidents in a year, and the coverage is in effect and applicable to those health care services offered by the emergency room physician that the hospital is required to provide by law or by accreditation requirements.
(d) In this section,
(1) “emergency room physician” means a physician who does not have an ongoing physician-patient relationship with the emergency room patient and who provides emergency health care services in a hospital emergency room;
(2) “hospital” has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900 and includes a governmentally owned or operated hospital;
(3) “independent contractor” means an emergency room physician who is not an employee or actual agent of the hospital in connection with the rendition of the health care services.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.097. Civil liability for emergency veterinary care.

(a) A veterinarian licensed in this or another licensing jurisdiction, or a person working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, who renders emergency care to an injured or ill animal that reasonably appears to the veterinarian or supervised person to be in immediate need of emergency aid in order to avoid serious harm or death is not liable for civil damages as a result of an act or omission in rendering emergency aid.
(b) This section does not apply to service rendered at the request of an owner of the animal and does not preclude liability for civil damages as a result of gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.112. Civil liability for aircraft and watercraft guest passengers.

(a) An owner or operator of an aircraft or watercraft is not liable for the civil damages of a person being transported in the owner's or operator's aircraft or watercraft if the aircraft or watercraft is not being used for commercial purposes.
(b) This section does not apply to a civil action
(1) for damages resulting from
(A) gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct;
(B) an act or omission of an owner or operator of an aircraft or watercraft if the aircraft or watercraft is being operated as a common carrier; or
(C) an act or omission of an owner or operator of an aircraft or watercraft that occurs while demonstrating an aircraft or watercraft to a prospective buyer; or
(2) described under (a) of this section if the owner or operator
(A) has insurance that would compensate the claimant for civil damages awarded against the owner or operator; an owner or operator who is insured as described in this subparagraph is not liable for civil damages described in (a) of this section that exceed the applicable insurance; or
(B) does not have insurance that would compensate a person being transported as described under (a) of this section for civil damages awarded against the owner or operator and, before the person being transported enters the aircraft or watercraft, the owner or operator fails to provide notice to the person being transported that the owner or operator is uninsured as described in this subparagraph.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.150. Duty to disabled pedestrians.

(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a physically disabled pedestrian who is carrying a white or metallic-colored cane, or using special equipment for mobility, or using a service animal, shall take precautions necessary to avoid injury to the pedestrian or the service animal. A driver who fails to take necessary precautions and, as a result, causes injury to the pedestrian or the service animal, or causes property damage, is liable for the injury or damage caused.
(b) In this section,
(1) “physically disabled pedestrian” means a person who has a physical condition that limits the person's ability to function as a pedestrian without the assistance of another person, a service animal, a cane, or other equipment or device;
(2) “service animal” means a dog guide or other animal that assists a physically disabled person to function as a pedestrian.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.155. Civil liability of firearms or ammunition manufacturer or dealer.

A civil action to recover damages or to seek injunctive relief may not be brought against a person who manufactures or sells firearms or ammunition if the action is based on the lawful sale, manufacture, or design of firearms or ammunition. However, this section does not prohibit a civil action resulting from a negligent design, a manufacturing defect, a breach of contract, or a breach of warranty.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.160. Immunity for good faith disclosures of job performance information.

An employer who discloses information about the job performance of an employee or former employee to a prospective employer of the employee or former employee at the request of the prospective employer or the employee or former employee is presumed to be acting in good faith and, unless lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of the evidence, may not be held liable for the disclosure or its consequences. For purposes of this section, the presumption of good faith is rebutted upon a showing that the employer or former employer
(1) recklessly, knowingly, or with a malicious purpose disclosed false or deliberately misleading information; or
(2) disclosed information in violation of a civil right of the employee or former employee that is protected under AS 18.80 or under comparable federal law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.161. Immunity for disclosure of required health care data.

A person who reports health care data required to be reported under AS 18.05 and regulations adopted under that chapter for conditions or diseases of public health importance may not be held liable for the disclosure to the Department of Health or for the use of the data by the department.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.170. Limited liability of certain directors and officers.

(a) Unless the act or omission constituted gross negligence, a person may not recover tort damages for personal injury, death, or damage to property for an act or omission to act in the course and scope of official duties, from one of the following:
(1) a member of the board of directors or an officer of a nonprofit corporation;
(2) a member of the board of directors of a public or nonprofit hospital, or a member of a citizen's advisory board of any hospital;
(3) a member of a school board of a school district;
(4) a member of the governing body, a commission, or a citizen's advisory committee of a municipality of the state;
(5) a member of the board of directors, an officer, or an employee of a regional development organization.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the duties and liabilities of a director or officer of a nonprofit corporation to the corporation or the corporation's shareholders may not be limited or modified.
(c) In this section,
(1) “nonprofit corporation” means a corporation that qualifies for exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or (4) (Internal Revenue Code);
(2) “regional development organization” means a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation formed to encourage economic development within a particular region of the state that includes the entire area of each municipality within that region and that has a board of directors that represents the region's economic, political, and social interests.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.180. Civil liability of zoos.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who owns or operates a zoo is strictly liable for injury to a person or property if the injury is caused by an animal owned by or in the custody of the zoo.
(b) A person who owns or operates a zoo is not strictly liable as provided in (a) of this section if
(1) the animal that caused the injury was within the animal's normal place of confinement at the time the injury occurred;
(2) the zoo owner or operator had posted signs at prominent places within the zoo, including at each entrance, warning that the liability of the zoo for injuries caused by animals within their normal place of confinement is limited by law; and
(3) the enclosure within which the animal was confined at the time of the injury was constructed and maintained in a manner that prevents a person who exercises ordinary care customary for a person of similar age, intelligence, and experience from contacting the animal or entering the enclosure.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.200. Tort immunity for personal injuries or death occurring on unimproved land.

(a) An owner of unimproved land is not liable in tort, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct, for damages for the injury to or death of a person who enters onto or remains on the unimproved portion of land if
(1) the injury or death resulted from a natural condition of the unimproved portion of the land or the person entered onto the land for recreation; and
(2) the person had no responsibility to compensate the owner for the person's use or occupancy of the land.
(b) This section does not enhance or diminish rights granted under former 43 U.S.C. 932 (R.S. 2477).
(c) In this section, “unimproved land” includes land that contains
(1) a trail;
(2) an abandoned aircraft landing area; or
(3) a road built to provide access for natural resource extraction, but which is no longer maintained or used.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.202. Tort immunity for landowners' allowing recreational activity; adverse possession.

(a) A landowner that allows a recreational activity on the landowner's land without charge does not, by allowing that activity,
(1) owe a duty of care to maintain the land safe for entry or use for a recreational activity or to eliminate, alter, or control the inherent risks of a recreational activity;
(2) owe a duty to warn persons using the land for a recreational activity of any dangerous condition, known or unknown, apparent or hidden;
(3) owe a duty to curtail or prevent use of the land for recreational activities;
(4) implicitly ensure that the land is safe for any purpose;
(5) confer a legal status, such as invitee or licensee, to which a special duty of care is owed; or
(6) assume responsibility for any injury to persons or property.
(b) This section applies only during the time that a landowner allows recreational use under a recorded grant of a public recreational use easement as required in AS 34.17.100.
(c) This section does not apply to a civil action
(1) if the landowner collects a charge for entry on the land for a recreational activity; or
(2) that is based on intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent conduct of the landowner.
(d) This section may not be construed to conflict with, nor does it have any effect on, a liability release agreement between a participant in a recreational activity and a landowner.
(e) Except as provided for under AS 09.45.052(d), land use allowed by a landowner for a recreational activity without charge may not form the basis of a claim for adverse possession, prescriptive easement, or a similar claim.
(f) In this section,
(1) “charge” means a fee or admission price imposed for access to or use of land, a recreational activity, a service, an entertainment, or another activity, except that the following is not considered a “charge”:
(A) consideration received by the landowner from the state or political subdivision for land leased or dedicated to the state or political subdivision;
(B) property tax relief in exchange for a landowner's agreement to open land for a recreational activity; or
(C) a contribution in kind, service, or cash from a user if all of the contribution is used to improve access or trails, to remedy or reduce damage, to provide warning of a hazard, or to remove a hazard from the land;
(2) “land” includes private
(A) unimproved land;
(B) improved land, exclusive of buildings, structures, machinery, or equipment on the land;
(C) ways or land subject to an easement or right-of-way;
(D) roads and trails;
(E) water and watercourses on or running through the land;
(3) “landowner” means a private person who owns land;
(4) “private person” has the meaning given in AS 09.55.240;
(5) “recreational activity” has the meaning given “sports or recreational activity” in AS 09.65.290.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.205. Civil liability for controlled substances offense.

(a) A person who sells or barters a controlled substance in violation of AS 11.71 is strictly liable
(1) to the recipient or another person for civil damages if, while under the influence of the controlled substance, the person receiving the controlled substance engages in conduct that results in civil damages and the recipient's being under the influence of the controlled substance substantially contributes to the civil damages; and
(2) for the cost to the state or political subdivision to criminally prosecute a person who receives a controlled substance from a person who violates AS 11.71 if the prosecution results from the violation of AS 11.71 described in this subsection.
(b) In an action under (a) of this section, it is not a defense that the person receiving the controlled substance voluntarily consumed the controlled substance or was voluntarily under the influence of the controlled substance.
(c) In this section,
(1) “civil damages” includes damages for personal injury, death, or injury to property of a person, including the state or a political subdivision of the state;
(2) “controlled substance” has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.210. Damages resulting from commission of a felony or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

A person who suffers personal injury or death or the person's personal representative under AS 09.55.570 or 09.55.580 may not recover damages for the personal injury or death if the injury or death occurred while the person was
(1) engaged in the commission of a felony, the person has been convicted of the felony, including conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere, and the party defending against the claim proves by clear and convincing evidence that the felony substantially contributed to the personal injury or death;
(2) engaged in conduct that would constitute the commission of an unclassified felony, a class A felony, or a class B felony for which the person was not convicted and the party defending against the claim proves by clear and convincing evidence
(A) the felonious conduct; and
(B) that the felonious conduct substantially contributed to the personal injury or death;
(3) fleeing after the commission, by that person, of conduct that would constitute an unclassified felony, a class A felony, or a class B felony or being apprehended for conduct that would constitute an unclassified felony, a class A felony, or a class B felony if the party defending against the claim proves by clear and convincing evidence
(A) the felonious conduct; and
(B) that the conduct during the flight or apprehension substantially contributed to the injury or death;
(4) operating a vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled substance in violation of AS 28.35.030, was convicted, including conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere, and the party defending against the claim proves by clear and convincing evidence that the conduct substantially contributed to the personal injury or death; or
(5) engaged in conduct that would constitute a violation of AS 28.35.030 for which the person was not convicted if the party defending against the claim proves by clear and convincing evidence
(A) the violation of AS 28.35.030; and
(B) that the conduct substantially contributed to the personal injury or death.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.215. Immunity of peace officer for use of body wire eavesdropping device.

(a) A peace officer who intercepts an oral communication by use of an electronic, mechanical, or other eavesdropping device that is concealed on or carried on the person of the peace officer and that transmits that oral communication by means of radio to a receiving unit that is monitored by other peace officers, or who monitors the receiving unit, is not liable for damages to a person whose oral communication is intercepted if
(1) the interception and monitoring occurs
(A) during the investigation of a crime or the arrest of a person for a crime; and
(B) for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the peace officer conducting the investigation or making the arrest;
(2) the peace officer who intercepts the oral communication is a party to the communication and has consented to the interception; and
(3) the communication intercepted is not recorded.
(b) In this section,
(1) “intercept” has the meaning given in AS 42.20.390;
(2) “oral communication” has the meaning given in AS 42.20.390;
(3) “peace officer” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.220. Immunity for certain real property disclosures.

The owner of an interest in real property, the owner's agent, and the agent of the transferee of the interest are not liable to the transferee for the owner or agent's failure to disclose information on the real property to the transferee, if the disclosure would constitute discrimination prohibited by 42 U.S.C. 3601 - 3631 (Fair Housing Act). In this section, “transferee” includes a purchaser, lessee, and easement holder.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.230. Innocent misrepresentations by agents in real property transfers.

The agent of a transferor or transferee is not liable for an innocent misrepresentation in information provided to the transferor or transferee in the transfer of an interest in real property if the agent does not have personal knowledge of the error, inaccuracy, or omission that is the basis for the misrepresentation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.235. Immunity for negotiated regulation making committee and its members.

A civil action for damages or costs may not be brought against a negotiated regulation making committee established under AS 44.62.710 - 44.62.800 or any of its members for an act or omission occurring in the course and scope of the official duties of the committee under AS 44.62.710 - 44.62.800.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.240. Liability of the state and regional educational attendance areas for release of hazardous substances.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 46.03.822(a), neither the state nor a regional educational attendance area established under AS 14.08, nor an agent or employee of the state or a regional educational attendance area acting within the scope of that agency or employment, is subject to liability under AS 46.03.822 for damages, as defined in AS 46.03.822(n) and 46.03.824, for the release of a hazardous substance at or from any facility used in relation to a regional educational attendance area school as described in AS 14.08.151 or at or from any facility used in relation to a school operated by the state under AS 14.16.
(b) In this section,
(1) “facility” has the meaning given in AS 46.03.826;
(2) “hazardous substance” has the meaning given in AS 46.03.826.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.245. Immunity for certain persons supplying or using gravel or other aggregate material; limitations on asbestos-related actions against defendants.

(a) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250, a civil action or claim for damages or costs alleging a death, injury, illness, disability, property damage, or any other damages resulting from the use of gravel or other aggregate material that contains naturally occurring asbestos may not be brought against a defendant, including a contractor meeting the requirements of the program or the state and its agencies, officers, and employees,
(1) based on the ownership of land within an area designated by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under AS 44.42.400(b) or (c) from which gravel or other aggregate material is extracted that, when tested using a bulk method prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by regulation, is determined to have a content equal to or greater than 0.25 percent naturally occurring asbestos by mass; or
(2) for an act or omission occurring in the course of extracting, supplying, transporting, or using gravel or other aggregate material containing naturally occurring asbestos within an area designated by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under AS 44.42.400(b) or (c) when the act or omission was in compliance with the requirements of AS 18.31.250 or AS 44.42.410(b), as applicable, and AS 44.42.410(a) and (e) and applicable regulations developed under AS 44.42.420.
(b) A civil action or claim based on noncompliance with the requirements of AS 18.31.250 or AS 44.42.410(b), as applicable, and AS 44.42.410(a) and (e) and applicable regulations developed under AS 44.42.420 for damages or costs alleging an asbestos-related death, injury, illness, or disability or alleging asbestos-related property damage or any other asbestos-related damages may only be brought against a defendant that has direct control over or responsibility for compliance with the requirements of AS 18.31.250 or AS 44.42.410(b), as applicable, and AS 44.42.410(a) and (e) and applicable regulations developed under AS 44.42.420.
(c) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250, a civil action or claim for damages or costs alleging an asbestos-related death, injury, illness, or disability or alleging asbestos-related property damage or any other asbestos-related damages may not be brought against any state agency or officer or employee of the state for an act or omission occurring in the course of designating a project area under AS 44.42.400(b) or (c), approving a site-specific use plan, or developing or approving a monitoring plan or a mitigation plan under AS 44.42.410.
(d) In this section, “naturally occurring asbestos” has the meaning given in AS 44.42.430.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.250. Immunity for certain actions related to child support.

A person, including the state and its subdivisions, agencies, officers, and employees, may not be held liable for good faith
(1) compliance with a subpoena of this or another state that requests information, including the social security number and employment history of a person, issued by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child support purposes authorized under law;
(2) collection of child support, including encumbering or surrendering assets in response to a notice of lien or levy for the payment of child support; or
(3) compliance with an income withholding notice or an order to withhold and deliver that is regular on its face and is for child support purposes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.270. Civil immunity related to the sale or transfer of a firearm.

(a) A person may not bring a civil action for damage or harm caused by an individual for whom a federal firearm certificate was executed if the action arises from the execution of the federal firearm certificate by a public official with the authority under federal law to execute the certificate and the individual causing the damage or harm
(1) is the transferee of the firearm; and
(2) at the time the certificate is executed either
(A) has a permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under AS 18.65.700; or
(B) meets the qualifications imposed under AS 18.65.705(1) - (5) for obtaining a concealed handgun permit.
(b) In this section, “federal firearm certificate” means the certificate required on a federal “Form 1 (Firearms),” “Form 4 (Firearms),” or “Form 5 (Firearms).”
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.280. Civil liability of state for acts or omissions of village public safety officers.

Notwithstanding another provision of law, the state and its officers, agents, and employees are not liable in tort, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct, for damages for the injury to or death of a person or property damage resulting from the supervision of, training of, actions of or failure to act of, or use of or failure to use village public safety officers in communicating with or monitoring the activities of persons on probation or parole.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.290. Civil liability for sports or recreational activities.

(a) A person who participates in a sports or recreational activity assumes the inherent risks in that sports or recreational activity and is legally responsible for all injuries or death to the person or other persons and for all damage to property that results from the inherent risks in that sports or recreational activity.
(b) This section does not require a provider to eliminate, alter, or control the inherent risks within the particular sports or recreational activity that is provided.
(c) This section does not apply to a civil action based on the
(1) negligence of a provider if the negligence was the proximate cause of the injury, death, or damage; or
(2) design or manufacture of sports or recreational equipment or products or safety equipment used incidental to or required by a sports or recreational activity.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with or render as ineffectual a liability release agreement between a person who participates in a sports or recreational activity and a provider.
(e) In this section,
(1) “farm touring” means briefly visiting a farm to observe or experience aspects of raising, growing, producing, cultivating, harvesting, or processing an agricultural product as a tourist, without receiving pay;
(2) “inherent risks” means those dangers or conditions that are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of a sports or recreational activity;
(3) “provider” means a person or a federal, state, or municipal agency that promotes, offers, or conducts a sports or recreational activity, whether for pay or otherwise;
(4) “sports or recreational activity”
(A) means a commonly understood sporting activity, whether undertaken with or without permission, including baseball, softball, football, soccer, basketball, hockey, bungee jumping, parasailing, bicycling, hiking, swimming, skateboarding, horseback riding and other equine activity, farm touring, dude ranching, mountain climbing, river floating, whitewater rafting, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips, mushing, backcountry or helicopter-assisted skiing, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, telemarking, snow sliding, snowmobiling, and off-road and all-terrain vehicle use;
(B) does not include
(i) boxing contests, sparring or wrestling matches, or exhibitions that are subject to the requirements of AS 05.10;
(ii) activities involving the use of devices that are subject to the requirements of AS 05.20; or
(iii) skiing or sliding activities at a ski area that are subject to the requirements of AS 05.45.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure › Chapter 65. Actions, Immunities, Defenses, and Duties › Sec. 09.65.292. Parental waiver of child's negligence claim against provider of sports or recreational activity.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a parent may, on behalf of the parent's child, release or waive the child's prospective claim for negligence against the provider of a sports or recreational activity in which the child participates to the extent that the activities to which the waiver applies are clearly and conspicuously set out in the written waiver and to the extent the waiver is otherwise valid. The release or waiver must be in writing and shall be signed by the child's parent.
(b) A parent may not release or waive a child's prospective claim against a provider of a sports or recreational activity for reckless or intentional misconduct.
(c) In this section,
(1) “child” means a minor who is not emancipated;
(2) “parent” means
(A) the child's natural or adoptive parent;
(B) the child's guardian or other person appointed by the court to act on behalf of the child;
(C) a representative of the Department of Family and Community Services if the child is in the legal custody of the state;
(D) a person who has a valid power of attorney concerning the child; or
(E) for a child not living with the child's natural or adoptive parent, the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother who has reached the age of majority and with whom the child lives;
(3) “provider” has the meaning given in AS 09.65.290;
(4) “sports or recreational activity” has the meaning given in AS 09.65.290.