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(a) A member of the militia is guilty of mutiny if the member, with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with another person, to obey orders or otherwise do the member's duty or creates violence or a disturbance.
(b) A member of the militia is guilty of sedition if the member, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with another person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against the authority.
(c) A member of the militia is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition if the member fails to do the member's utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in the member's presence or fails to take all reasonable means to inform the member's superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition that the member knows or has reason to believe is taking place.
(d) A member who is found guilty of mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition under this section may be punished by up to 10 years of confinement, by separation with characterization up to dishonorable discharge, and by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 26. Military Affairs, Veterans, Disasters, and Aerospace § 26.05.775. Mutiny or sedition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-26-military-affairs-veterans-disasters-and-aerospace/ak-st-sect-26-05-775/
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