An Act relating to criminal impersonation.

Alaska has always been the "Last Frontier." For most of us who came to this great state it was the mystique and adventure. For others it was a place to escape too. Unfortunately, some of the latter group are escaping from the law and have stolen someone else's identity to do that.

Acting under an assumed name, with false identification to support the claim, they obtain credit cards and checking accounts often not paying the bills. This leaves honest Alaskans with the problem of dealing with credit agencies, or the government with little or no recourse.

But there is more than fraud to deal with. Criminal activities include, minors purchasing alcohol or tobacco or a person using someone's good name to establish a less than acceptable reputation.

Once passed these additions to existing statute will give law enforcement an additional tool to keep Alaskans safer from fraud and deceit by those who with the use of false identification are not what they seem.