Sec. 15.56.014. Campaign misconduct in the second degree.

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(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.