(a) In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct because the defendant was coerced to do so by the use of unlawful force upon the defendant or a third person, which force a reasonable person in the defendant's situation would have been unable to resist.
(b) The defense of duress is not available when one recklessly places oneself in a situation in which it is probable that one will be subject to duress.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 81. General Provisions
Article 4. General Principles of Justification.
Sec. 11.81.300. Justification: Defense.
Sec. 11.81.320. Justification: Necessity.
Sec. 11.81.330. Justification: Use of nondeadly force in defense of self.
Sec. 11.81.335. Justification: Use of deadly force in defense of self.
Sec. 11.81.340. Justification: Use of force in defense of a third person.
Sec. 11.81.350. Justification: Use of force in defense of property and premises.
Sec. 11.81.390. Use of force by a private person in making arrest or terminating an escape.
Sec. 11.81.400. Justification: Use of force in resisting or interfering with arrest.
Sec. 11.81.410. Justification: Use of force by guards.
Sec. 11.81.420. Justification: Performance of public duty.
Sec. 11.81.430. Justification: Use of force, special relationships.