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Alaska Statutes.

Title 11. Criminal Law

Chapter 81. General Provisions

Section 330. Justification: Use of Nondeadly Force in Defense of Self.

AS 11.81.330. Justification: Use of Nondeadly Force in Defense of Self.

(a) A person may use nondeadly force upon another when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it is necessary for self defense against what the person reasonably believes to be the use of unlawful force by the other, unless

(1) the force involved was the product of mutual combat not authorized by law;

(2) the person claiming the defense of justification provoked the other's conduct with intent to cause physical injury to the other;

(3) the person claiming the defense of justification was the initial aggressor; or

(4) the force applied was the result of using a deadly weapon the person claiming the defense of justification possessed while

(A) acting alone or with others to further a felony criminal objective of the person or one or more other persons; or

(B) a participant in a felony transaction or purported transaction or in immediate flight from a felony transaction or purported transaction in violation of AS 11.71.

(b) In circumstances described in (a)(1) - (a)(3) of this section, the person claiming the defense of justification may use nondeadly force if that person has withdrawn from the encounter and effectively communicated the withdrawal to the other person, but the other person persists in continuing the incident by the use of unlawful force.

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