Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 15.56.014 - Campaign misconduct in the second degree(a) A person commits the crime of campaign misconduct in the second degree if the person (1) knowingly circulates or has written, printed, or circulated a letter, circular, or publication relating to an election, to a candidate at an election, or an election proposition or question without the name and address of the author appearing on its face;(2) except as provided by AS 15.13.090(b), knowingly prints or publishes an advertisement, billboard, placard, poster, handbill, paid-for television or radio announcement, or communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400, intended to influence the election of a candidate or outcome of a ballot proposition or question without the words "paid for by" followed by the name and address of the person paying for the advertising or communication and, if a candidate or group, with the name of the campaign chair;(3) knowingly makes a communication, as that term is defined in AS 15.13.400, (A) containing false factual information relating to a candidate for an election;(B) that the person knows to be false; and(C) that would provoke a reasonable person under the circumstances to a breach of the peace or that a reasonable person would construe as damaging to the candidate's reputation for honesty or integrity, or to the candidate's qualifications to serve if elected to office.(b) Violation of this section is a corrupt practice.(c) Campaign misconduct in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.