Alaska Statutes.
Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, and Disasters
Chapter 5. Military Code of Alaska
Section 140. Suits Against Officers and Enlisted Persons.
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AS 26.05.140. Suits Against Officers and Enlisted Persons.

(a) Members of the militia ordered into active service for the state by order of the governor are not liable civilly or criminally for any act done by them in their official capacity while in this such service. If a suit is commenced in a court against an officer or enlisted person of the militia as a result of an act done by the officer or enlisted person in an official capacity while in active service, the defendant may require the person instituting the suit to give security for the payment of costs. If judgment is for the defendant, treble costs shall be assessed against the plaintiff. The defendant in the action shall be defended by the attorney general at the expense of the state but the defendant may employ private counsel.

(b) The state has not waived its sovereign immunity and is not liable for the acts or omissions of members of the organized militia, unless those members were ordered into active state service by the governor under AS 26.05.070 and the members were acting in the line of duty of those orders. This subsection does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.

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