Alaska Statutes: AS 12.61.140. Disclosure of Victim's Name.

Alaska Statutes. Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 61. Rights of Victims; Protection of Victims and Witnesses Section 140. Disclosure of Victim's Name.

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AS 12.61.140. Disclosure of Victim's Name.

   (a) The portion of the records of a court or law enforcement agency that contains the name of the victim of an offense under AS 11.41.300(a)(1)(C) or 11.41.410 - 11.41.460
        (1) shall be withheld from public inspection, except with the consent of the court in which the case is or would be prosecuted; and
        (2) is not a public record under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.125.
   (b) In all written court records open to public inspection, the name of the victim of an offense under AS 11.41.300 (a)(1)(C) or 11.41.410 - 11.41.460 may not appear. Instead, the victim's initials shall be used. However, a sealed record containing the victim's name shall be kept by the court in order to ensure that a defendant is not charged twice for the same offense.

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