Sec. 12.61.140. - Disclosure of victim's name. - Alaska Statutes

Sec. 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.